# Melayakudi Village, Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/paramakudi/melayakudi/ Village · Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram # Melayakudi Melayakudi is a village in Paramakudi sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623707**. The 2011 Census counted **3,468 people in 850 households**, the 7th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%. - 3,468people (2011) - 850households - 78.5%literacy - 623707PIN code ## Melayakudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melayakudi is 623707.** Melayakudi falls in Paramakudi sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code623707 - Gram panchayatMelayakudi - Community development blockParamakudi - Census village code641905 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melayakudi from nearby towns? - Paramakudi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Ramanathapuram (district HQ)40 km by road - Paramakudi (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 Melayakudi? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Melayakudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Paramakudi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kavanur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Melayakudi known for? The main crops are **paddy, green chilli and cotton**. About 31% of the 1,174 hectares of village land is sown, and 240 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 Melayakudi Of every 100 households in Melayakudi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melayakudi · ■ Paramakudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **88% Toilet within the home ****43%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **79% Tap water ****70%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **81% Use banking services ****58%** **45% Television ****86%** **88% Mobile phone ****67%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****88%** **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 Melayakudi? ■ Melayakudi · ■ Paramakudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%** **75.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1047** **952 Working population ****54.0%** **55.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.1% for men and 69.6% for women. 61% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 211 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,177 (63%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 424 (23%) · **■** Marginal 44 (2%) 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 Paramakudi - Bogalur5,402 people - Vendoni5,237 people - Valimarichan4,811 people - Kamutnakudi3,474 people - Tholur3,262 people - Vaniyavallam3,108 people - Perungarai3,061 people - Ariyanendal2,944 people [All 93 villages in Paramakudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/paramakudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melayakudi?623707 - How far is Melayakudi from Ramanathapuram?40 km by road - What is the population of Melayakudi?3,468 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melayakudi in?Ramanathapuram district (Paramakudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melayakudi?78.5% (Census 2011)