# Melapachchakudi Village, Iluppur, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/iluppur/melapachchakudi/ Village · Iluppur, Pudukkottai # Melapachchakudi Melapachchakudi is a village in Iluppur sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621316**. The 2011 Census counted **2,270 people in 553 households**, the 34th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%. - 2,270people (2011) - 553households - 74.3%literacy - 621316PIN code ## Melapachchakudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melapachchakudi is 621316.** Melapachchakudi falls in Iluppur sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621316 - Gram panchayatMelpatchakudi - Community development blockViralimalai - Census village code639214 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melapachchakudi from nearby towns? - Iluppur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)55 km by road - Tiruchirappalli (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 Melapachchakudi? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Melapachchakudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kunnathur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Buthakudi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Manapparai - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Melapachchakudi known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. Products made here include clay pots. About 13% of the 732 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Melapachchakudi Of every 100 households in Melapachchakudi in 2011, 93 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melapachchakudi · ■ Iluppur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **86% Toilet within the home ****21%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **90% Tap water ****87%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **91% Use banking services ****57%** **37% Television ****88%** **79% Mobile phone ****82%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****32%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **7% Own their home ****92%** **97% 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 Melapachchakudi? ■ Melapachchakudi · ■ Iluppur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%** **68.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1102** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1231** **952 Working population ****44.2%** **52.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.7% for men and 66.5% for women. 59% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 136 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 181 (18%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 544 (54%) · **■** Marginal 135 (13%) 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 Iluppur - Perumanadu2,415 people - Vettukkadu2,383 people - Panangudi2,335 people - Panampatti2,292 people - Easwaran koil2,239 people - Pulvayal2,216 people - Tennanbadi2,147 people - Keezhakkurichi2,107 people [All 86 villages in Iluppur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/iluppur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melapachchakudi?621316 - How far is Melapachchakudi from Pudukkottai?55 km by road - What is the population of Melapachchakudi?2,270 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melapachchakudi in?Pudukkottai district (Iluppur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melapachchakudi?74.3% (Census 2011)