# Melaiyur Village, Sirkali, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/sirkali/melaiyur/ Village · Sirkali, Nagapattinam # Melaiyur Melaiyur is a village in Sirkali sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609107**. The 2011 Census counted **5,883 people in 1,477 households**, the 8th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%. - 5,883people (2011) - 1,477households - 84.1%literacy - 609107PIN code ## Melaiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melaiyur is 609107.** Melaiyur falls in Sirkali sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609107 - Gram panchayatPoompuhar - Community development blockSirkali - Census village code637440 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melaiyur from nearby towns? - Sirkali (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)50 km by road - Sirkali (nearest town)18 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 Melaiyur? 33 services counted by the Census are inside Melaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vaitheeswaran Koil - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Melaiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy, tapioca and sugarcane**. Products made here include milk, clay pots and baskets. About 68% of the 616 hectares of village land is sown, and 407 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 Melaiyur Of every 100 households in Melaiyur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Melaiyur · ■ Sirkali rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****49%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **66% Tap water ****40%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **71% Use banking services ****57%** **43% Television ****95%** **90% Mobile phone ****71%** **58% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****30%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****90%** **95% 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 Melaiyur? ■ Melaiyur · ■ Sirkali rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%** **79.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806** **948 Working population ****40.9%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.6% for men and 77.6% for women. 58% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 170 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 589 (24%) · **■** Household industry 41 (2%) · **■** Other work 806 (34%) · **■** Marginal 799 (33%) 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 Sirkali - Keelaiyur8,870 people - Thiruvengadu8,252 people - Gopalasamuthiram7,427 people - Vanagiri6,853 people - Vettangudy5,422 people - Radhanallur5,232 people - Villandhidasa Samuthiram5,172 people - Thandavankulam5,040 people [All 87 villages in Sirkali](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/sirkali/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melaiyur?609107 - How far is Melaiyur from Nagapattinam?50 km by road - What is the population of Melaiyur?5,883 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melaiyur in?Nagapattinam district (Sirkali sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melaiyur?84.1% (Census 2011)