# Melaiyur Village, Tharangambadi, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/tharangambadi/melaiyur/ Village · Tharangambadi, Nagapattinam # Melaiyur Melaiyur is a village in Tharangambadi sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609304**. The 2011 Census counted **2,061 people in 553 households**, the 38th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%. - 2,061people (2011) - 553households - 83.9%literacy - 609304PIN code ## Melaiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melaiyur is 609304.** Melaiyur falls in Tharangambadi sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609304 - Gram panchayatMelaiyur - Community development blockSembanarkoil - Census village code637558 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? - Tharangambadi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)50 km by road - Mayiladuthurai (nearest town)8 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? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Melaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sembanarkoil - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sembanarkoil - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mayiladuthurai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 12 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, coconut and banana**. About 76% of the 242 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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, 86 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melaiyur · ■ Tharangambadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **94% Toilet within the home ****32%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **63% Tap water ****72%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **66% Use banking services ****42%** **48% Television ****91%** **90% Mobile phone ****47%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****90%** **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 Melaiyur? ■ Melaiyur · ■ Tharangambadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%** **83.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1076** **1033 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1108** **963 Working population ****51.2%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.7% for men and 77.5% for women. 59% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 27 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (12%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 142 (13%) · **■** Marginal 741 (70%) 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 Tharangambadi - Thiruvidakazhi2,435 people - Mamakudi2,262 people - Chandirappadi2,196 people - Nadukkarai Melpathi2,073 people - Annavasal2,036 people - Tiruchampalli1,898 people - Naduvasal1,844 people - T.Manalmedu1,817 people [All 67 villages in Tharangambadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/tharangambadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melaiyur?609304 - How far is Melaiyur from Nagapattinam?50 km by road - What is the population of Melaiyur?2,061 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melaiyur in?Nagapattinam district (Tharangambadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melaiyur?83.9% (Census 2011)