# Arasarkulam Melpathi Village, Aranthangi – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/aranthangi/arasarkulam-melpathi/ Village · Aranthangi, Pudukkottai # Arasarkulam Melpathi Arasarkulam Melpathi is a village in Aranthangi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614801**. The 2011 Census counted **5,462 people in 1,424 households**, the 3rd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%. - 5,462people (2011) - 1,424households - 81.4%literacy - 614801PIN code ## Arasarkulam Melpathi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arasarkulam Melpathi is 614801.** Arasarkulam Melpathi falls in Aranthangi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614801 - Gram panchayatArasarkulam Thenpathi, Arasarkulam Vadapathi - Community development blockAranthangi - Census village code639731 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arasarkulam Melpathi from nearby towns? - Aranthangi (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)47 km by road - Aranthangi (nearest town)14 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 Arasarkulam Melpathi? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Arasarkulam Melpathi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Subramanyapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Rajendrapuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silattur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 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 Arasarkulam Melpathi known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and sugarcane**. About 52% of the 743 hectares of village land is sown, and 381 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 Arasarkulam Melpathi Of every 100 households in Arasarkulam Melpathi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Arasarkulam Melpathi · ■ Aranthangi rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **89% Toilet within the home ****39%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **76% Tap water ****87%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **88% Use banking services ****60%** **40% Television ****87%** **80% Mobile phone ****68%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **7% Own their home ****89%** **94% 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 Arasarkulam Melpathi? ■ Arasarkulam Melpathi · ■ Aranthangi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%** **78.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1199** **1062 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940** **948 Working population ****34.9%** **48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.7% for men and 75.6% for women. 53% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 428 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 673 (35%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 553 (29%) · **■** Marginal 231 (12%) 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 Aranthangi - Merpanaikadu6,759 people - Mukkudi6,468 people - Chidambaraviduthy5,177 people - Silattur5,099 people - Memangalam4,910 people - Aliyanilai4,341 people [All 101 villages in Aranthangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/aranthangi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arasarkulam Melpathi?614801 - How far is Arasarkulam Melpathi from Pudukkottai?47 km by road - What is the population of Arasarkulam Melpathi?5,462 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arasarkulam Melpathi in?Pudukkottai district (Aranthangi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Arasarkulam Melpathi?81.4% (Census 2011)