# Mallikudam Village, Mettur, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/mettur/mallikudam/ Village · Mettur, Salem # Mallikudam Mallikudam is a village in Mettur sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636458**. The 2011 Census counted **9,842 people in 2,601 households**, the 6th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%. - 9,842people (2011) - 2,601households - 64.8%literacy - 636458PIN code ## Mallikudam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mallikudam is 636458.** Mallikudam falls in Mettur sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636458 - Gram panchayatMallikundam - Community development blockMecheri - Census village code633760 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mallikudam from nearby towns? - Mettur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Salem (district HQ)40 km by road - Mecheri (nearest town)5 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 Mallikudam? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Mallikudam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mecheri - ○Degree college10+ km · Periyasattappadi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mecheri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)22 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 Mallikudam known for? The main crops are **tomato, bajra and green gram**. Products made here include bricks and handloom cloths. About 70% of the 2,130 hectares of village land is sown, and 119 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 Mallikudam Of every 100 households in Mallikudam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mallikudam · ■ Mettur rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **87% Toilet within the home ****5%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **87% Tap water ****69%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **72% Use banking services ****35%** **25% Television ****86%** **64% Mobile phone ****60%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****31%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **16% Own their home ****96%** **93% 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 Mallikudam? ■ Mallikudam · ■ Mettur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%** **63.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892** **884 Working population ****56.1%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.0% for men and 55.2% for women. 59% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,597 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,350 (24%) · **■** Household industry 348 (6%) · **■** Other work 1,048 (19%) · **■** Marginal 1,181 (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 Mettur - Gonur18,766 people - Soorappalli15,660 people - Periyasoragai10,566 people - Olaipatti10,083 people - Vellar9,745 people - Alamarathupatti9,384 people - Navappatti8,693 people - Kuttapatti8,439 people [All 44 villages in Mettur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/mettur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mallikudam?636458 - How far is Mallikudam from Salem?40 km by road - What is the population of Mallikudam?9,842 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mallikudam in?Salem district (Mettur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mallikudam?64.8% (Census 2011)