# Malavelakarai Village, Thirukkuvalai – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/thirukkuvalai/malavelakarai/ Village · Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam # Malavelakarai Malavelakarai is a village in Thirukkuvalai sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **610204**. The 2011 Census counted **1,718 people in 510 households**, the 19th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 1,718people (2011) - 510households - 84.2%literacy - 610204PIN code ## Malavelakarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Malavelakarai is 610204.** Malavelakarai falls in Thirukkuvalai sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code610204 - Gram panchayatMelavalakarai - Community development blockKeelaiyur - Census village code637774 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Malavelakarai from nearby towns? - Thirukkuvalai (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)30 km by road - Velankanni (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 Malavelakarai? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Malavelakarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thirukuvalai - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvarur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ettugudi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water 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 Malavelakarai known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pulses**. About 83% of the 472 hectares of village land is sown, and 391 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 Malavelakarai Of every 100 households in Malavelakarai in 2011, 90 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 90 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Malavelakarai · ■ Thirukkuvalai rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **91% Toilet within the home ****8%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **76% Tap water ****100%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **3% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****90%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%** **72% Use banking services ****18%** **38% Television ****92%** **89% Mobile phone ****52%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****95%** **96% 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 Malavelakarai? ■ Malavelakarai · ■ Thirukkuvalai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.2%** **79.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050** **1023 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023** **990 Working population ****54.0%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.9% for men and 77.8% for women. 61% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 33 (4%) · **■** Marginal 881 (95%) 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 Thirukkuvalai - Tholuthur1,800 people - Puthur1,794 people - Vadugoor1,783 people - Therkupanaiyur1,778 people - Sithamoor1,709 people - Valakarai1,658 people - Adhamangalam1,611 people - Ettugudi1,573 people [All 35 villages in Thirukkuvalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/thirukkuvalai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Malavelakarai?610204 - How far is Malavelakarai from Nagapattinam?30 km by road - What is the population of Malavelakarai?1,718 (Census 2011) - Which district is Malavelakarai in?Nagapattinam district (Thirukkuvalai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Malavelakarai?84.2% (Census 2011)