# Melathooval Village, Mudukulathur, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/mudukulathur/melathooval/ Village · Mudukulathur, Ramanathapuram # Melathooval Melathooval is a village in Mudukulathur sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623716**. The 2011 Census counted **1,015 people in 301 households**, the 37th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 1,015people (2011) - 301households - 66.7%literacy - 623716PIN code ## Melathooval PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melathooval is 623716.** Melathooval falls in Mudukulathur sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code623716 - Gram panchayatKeelathooval - Community development blockMudukulathur - Census village code641974 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melathooval from nearby towns? - Mudukulathur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Ramanathapuram (district HQ)55 km by road - Mudukulathur (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 Melathooval? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Melathooval; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Keelathoval - ○Degree college5–10 km · Vilangalathur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mudukulathur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Melathooval known for? The main crops are **paddy, green chilli and cotton**. About 81% of the 697 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Melathooval Of every 100 households in Melathooval in 2011, 97 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melathooval · ■ Mudukulathur rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **87% Toilet within the home ****1%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **84% Tap water ****100%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **2% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **88% Use banking services ****2%** **31% Television ****82%** **89% Mobile phone ****94%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****100%** **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 Melathooval? ■ Melathooval · ■ Mudukulathur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1183** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1196** **980 Working population ****56.2%** **56.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 54.4% for women. 60% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 464 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (9%) · **■** Other work 27 (5%) · **■** Marginal 28 (5%) 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 - Keeranur1,413 people - Karumal1,382 people - Puliyangudi1,329 people - Nallur1,259 people - Pooseri987 people - Keelakodumalur973 people - Chithirangudi599 people - Merkkukottagudi365 people [All 45 villages in Mudukulathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/mudukulathur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melathooval?623716 - How far is Melathooval from Ramanathapuram?55 km by road - What is the population of Melathooval?1,015 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melathooval in?Ramanathapuram district (Mudukulathur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melathooval?66.7% (Census 2011)