# Melaparuthikudi Village, Kuthalam, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kuthalam/melaparuthikudi/ Village · Kuthalam, Nagapattinam # Melaparuthikudi Melaparuthikudi is a village in Kuthalam sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612205**. The 2011 Census counted **1,295 people in 333 households**, the 41st largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 1,295people (2011) - 333households - 84.5%literacy - 612205PIN code ## Melaparuthikudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melaparuthikudi is 612205.** Melaparuthikudi falls in Kuthalam sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code612205 - Gram panchayatParuthikudi - Community development blockKuthalam - Census village code637550 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melaparuthikudi from nearby towns? - Kuthalam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)65 km by road - Kuthalam (nearest town)15 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Melaparuthikudi? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Melaparuthikudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Srikantapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Kumbakonam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhirimangalam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Melaparuthikudi known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 71% of the 219 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Melaparuthikudi Of every 100 households in Melaparuthikudi in 2011, 93 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melaparuthikudi · ■ Kuthalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **93% Toilet within the home ****14%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **64% Tap water ****99%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **68% Use banking services ****31%** **47% Television ****89%** **91% Mobile phone ****42%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **93% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Melaparuthikudi? ■ Melaparuthikudi · ■ Kuthalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052** **1037 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1269** **993 Working population ****40.8%** **41.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.4% for men and 77.9% for women. 61% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 32 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 200 (38%) · **■** Other work 65 (12%) · **■** Marginal 231 (44%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Kuthalam - Mandai1,444 people - Tholuthalangudi1,437 people - Ananthanallur1,406 people - Elumagalur1,348 people - Srikantapuram1,279 people - Peravur1,264 people - Kazhanivasal1,203 people - Kanjuvoy1,155 people [All 56 villages in Kuthalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kuthalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melaparuthikudi?612205 - How far is Melaparuthikudi from Nagapattinam?65 km by road - What is the population of Melaparuthikudi?1,295 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melaparuthikudi in?Nagapattinam district (Kuthalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melaparuthikudi?84.5% (Census 2011)