# Melappuduvayal Village, Kulathur, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/kulathur/melappuduvayal/ Village · Kulathur, Pudukkottai # Melappuduvayal Melappuduvayal is a village in Kulathur sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622502**. The 2011 Census counted **2,270 people in 553 households**, the 30th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%. - 2,270people (2011) - 553households - 74.2%literacy - 622502PIN code ## Melappuduvayal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melappuduvayal is 622502.** Melappuduvayal falls in Kulathur sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code622502 - Gram panchayatMelappuduvayal - Community development blockKunnandarkovil - Census village code639327 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melappuduvayal from nearby towns? - Keeranur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)25 km by road - Keeranur (nearest town)4 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 Melappuduvayal? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Melappuduvayal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Keeranur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kalamavur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tiruchirappalli - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 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 Melappuduvayal known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and maize**. About 29% of the 803 hectares of village land is sown, and 207 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 Melappuduvayal Of every 100 households in Melappuduvayal in 2011, 93 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melappuduvayal · ■ Kulathur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **91% Toilet within the home ****26%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **83% Tap water ****68%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **86% Use banking services ****44%** **41% Television ****87%** **87% Mobile phone ****82%** **71% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **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 Melappuduvayal? ■ Melappuduvayal · ■ Kulathur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%** **72.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **995 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1052** **964 Working population ****47.7%** **53.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.6% for men and 63.2% for women. 61% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 210 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 355 (33%) · **■** Household industry 70 (6%) · **■** Other work 192 (18%) · **■** Marginal 255 (24%) 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 Kulathur - Udayalipatti2,342 people - Alangudi2,310 people - Vathanakurichi2,310 people - Uppiliyakkudi2,295 people - Amburapatti2,258 people - Killukottai2,198 people - Narthamalai2,189 people - Nanjur2,039 people [All 73 villages in Kulathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/kulathur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melappuduvayal?622502 - How far is Melappuduvayal from Pudukkottai?25 km by road - What is the population of Melappuduvayal?2,270 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melappuduvayal in?Pudukkottai district (Kulathur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melappuduvayal?74.2% (Census 2011)