# Melayur Village, Ilayangudi, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/ilayangudi/melayur/ Village · Ilayangudi, Sivaganga # Melayur Melayur is a village in Ilayangudi sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630702**. The 2011 Census counted **1,869 people in 471 households**, the 16th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.7%. - 1,869people (2011) - 471households - 63.9%literacy - 630702PIN code ## Melayur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melayur is 630702.** Melayur falls in Ilayangudi sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code630702 - Gram panchayatMelayur - Community development blockIlayangudi - Census village code640463 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melayur from nearby towns? - Ilayangudi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Sivaganga (district HQ)30 km by road - Ilayangudi (nearest town)8 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 Melayur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Melayur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●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 · Ilayangudi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ilayangudi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ilayangudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 12 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 Melayur known for? The main crops are **paddy, chilli and sugarcane**. About 25% of the 761 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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 Melayur Of every 100 households in Melayur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melayur · ■ Ilayangudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****7%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **83% Tap water ****98%** **57% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **77% Use banking services ****29%** **40% Television ****84%** **90% Mobile phone ****58%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **94% 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 Melayur? ■ Melayur · ■ Ilayangudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%** **72.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972** **1034 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **1034 Working population ****57.7%** **55.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.5% for men and 53.0% for women. 64% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 507 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 72 (7%) · **■** Marginal 476 (44%) 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 Ilayangudi - Munaivendri2,058 people - Valayanendal1,891 people - Thayamangalam1,887 people - Mulliyarendal1,880 people - Kottaiyur1,834 people - Sathanur1,819 people - Melathuraiyur1,757 people - Kannamangalam1,645 people [All 52 villages in Ilayangudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/ilayangudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melayur?630702 - How far is Melayur from Sivaganga?30 km by road - What is the population of Melayur?1,869 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melayur in?Sivaganga district (Ilayangudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melayur?63.9% (Census 2011)