# Melakulam Village, Mudukulathur, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Mudukulathur, Ramanathapuram 

# Melakulam

Melakulam is a village in Mudukulathur sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623704**. The 2011 Census counted **1,778 people in 444 households**, the 30th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 1,778people (2011)
- 444households
- 69.4%literacy
- 623704PIN code

## Melakulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melakulam is 623704.** Melakulam falls in Mudukulathur sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code623704
- Gram panchayatSirugudi , Vilakanenda
- Community development blockMudukulathur
- Census village code641965

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

## How far is Melakulam from nearby towns?

- Mudukulathur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Ramanathapuram (district HQ)60 km by road
- Paramakudi (nearest town)20 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 Melakulam?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Keelathoval
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vilangalathur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kavanur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Melakulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, green chilli and cotton**. About 55% of the 1,098 hectares of village land is sown, and 205 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 Melakulam

Of every 100 households in Melakulam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Melakulam · ■ Mudukulathur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**84%

Tap water ****100%**

**56%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**88%

Use banking services ****20%**

**31%

Television ****98%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**5%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Melakulam?

■ Melakulam · ■ Mudukulathur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**980

Working population ****55.5%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 57.9% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 293 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 348 (35%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 138 (14%) · **■** Marginal 206 (21%)

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 Mudukulathur

- Enathi1,991 people
- Melachirupodhu1,969 people
- Sathanur1,950 people
- Swathan1,823 people
- Kumarakkurichi1,597 people
- Melakodumalur1,503 people
- Keeranur1,413 people
- Karumal1,382 people

[All 45 villages in Mudukulathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/mudukulathur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melakulam?623704
- How far is Melakulam from Ramanathapuram?60 km by road
- What is the population of Melakulam?1,778 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melakulam in?Ramanathapuram district (Mudukulathur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Melakulam?69.4% (Census 2011)