# Melakidaram Village, Kadaladi, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/kadaladi/melakidaram/ Village · Kadaladi, Ramanathapuram # Melakidaram Melakidaram is a village in Kadaladi sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623528**. The 2011 Census counted **3,340 people in 816 households**, the 14th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%. - 3,340people (2011) - 816households - 75.1%literacy - 623528PIN code ## Melakidaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melakidaram is 623528.** Melakidaram falls in Kadaladi sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code623528 - Gram panchayatMelakidaram , Keelaselvanur , Kothankulam - Community development blockKadaladi - Census village code642062 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melakidaram from nearby towns? - Kadaladi (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Ramanathapuram (district HQ)49 km by road - Sayalgudi (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 Melakidaram? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Melakidaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Keelakarai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mayakulam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Melakidaram known for? The main crops are **paddy and green chilli**. About 25% of the 2,467 hectares of village land is sown, and 216 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 Melakidaram Of every 100 households in Melakidaram in 2011, 81 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melakidaram · ■ Kadaladi rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **82% Toilet within the home ****11%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **77% Tap water ****0%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **2% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **84% Use banking services ****35%** **47% Television ****86%** **82% Mobile phone ****66%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **8% Own their home ****94%** **91% 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 Melakidaram? ■ Melakidaram · ■ Kadaladi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%** **76.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862** **950 Working population ****50.9%** **46.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.0% for men and 66.6% for women. 58% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 236 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 198 (12%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 601 (35%) · **■** Marginal 650 (38%) 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 Kadaladi - Keelakidaram3,807 people - Oruvanendal3,692 people - Meenangudi3,491 people - Panivasal3,371 people - Appanur3,329 people - Marandai3,168 people - Keerandai3,066 people - Silliyanvagaikkulam2,830 people [All 44 villages in Kadaladi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/kadaladi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melakidaram?623528 - How far is Melakidaram from Ramanathapuram?49 km by road - What is the population of Melakidaram?3,340 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melakidaram in?Ramanathapuram district (Kadaladi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melakidaram?75.1% (Census 2011)