# Melur Village, Thirumayam, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Thirumayam, Pudukkottai 

# Melur

Melur is a village in Thirumayam sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622507**. The 2011 Census counted **2,992 people in 751 households**, the 19th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 2,992people (2011)
- 751households
- 75.1%literacy
- 622507PIN code

## Melur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melur is 622507.** Melur falls in Thirumayam sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code622507
- Gram panchayatMelur
- Community development blockThirumayam
- Census village code639480

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Melur from nearby towns?

- Thirumayam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Pudukkottai (district HQ)21 km by road
- Arimalam (nearest town)12 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 Melur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Melur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tirumayam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Thekkattur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thekkattur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 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, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 17 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 Melur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 26% of the 1,019 hectares of village land is sown, and 252 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 Melur

Of every 100 households in Melur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Melur · ■ Thirumayam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**66%

Tap water ****94%**

**66%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**75%

Use banking services ****76%**

**65%

Television ****95%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****97%**

**92%

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 Melur?

■ Melur · ■ Thirumayam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**966

Working population ****44.2%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 65.2% for women. 53% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 460 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 260 (20%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 308 (23%) · **■** Marginal 289 (22%)

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 Thirumayam

- Pillamangalam3,486 people
- Rayavaram3,421 people
- Kulipirai3,323 people
- Konapattu3,234 people
- Neivasal2,803 people
- Adhanur2,546 people
- Keelappanaiyur2,450 people
- Melanilaivayal2,389 people

[All 81 villages in Thirumayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/thirumayam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melur?622507
- How far is Melur from Pudukkottai?21 km by road
- What is the population of Melur?2,992 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melur in?Pudukkottai district (Thirumayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Melur?75.1% (Census 2011)