# Melachorikulam Village, Manamadurai, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/manamadurai/melachorikulam/ Village · Manamadurai, Sivaganga # Melachorikulam Melachorikulam is a village in Manamadurai sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630610**. The 2011 Census counted **2,095 people in 487 households**, the 26th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%. - 2,095people (2011) - 487households - 72.4%literacy - 630610PIN code ## Melachorikulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melachorikulam is 630610.** Melachorikulam falls in Manamadurai sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code630610 - Gram panchayatMelacherikulam , Muthuvanthidal - Community development blockThiruppuvanam - Census village code640377 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melachorikulam from nearby towns? - Manamadurai (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Sivaganga (district HQ)32 km by road - Thirupuvanam (nearest town)10 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 Melachorikulam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Melachorikulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Palayanur - ○Degree college10+ km · Puvandi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Manalur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Melachorikulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 23% of the 956 hectares of village land is sown, and 219 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 Melachorikulam Of every 100 households in Melachorikulam in 2011, 86 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Melachorikulam · ■ Manamadurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **91% Toilet within the home ****5%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **80% Tap water ****99%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **82% Use banking services ****20%** **36% Television ****91%** **88% Mobile phone ****71%** **60% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****94%** **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 Melachorikulam? ■ Melachorikulam · ■ Manamadurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%** **74.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839** **960 Working population ****60.4%** **51.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.9% for men and 61.8% for women. 63% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 261 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 725 (57%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 117 (9%) · **■** Marginal 158 (12%) 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 Manamadurai - Manalur2,463 people - Kilangattur2,385 people - Vagudi2,254 people - Kanjirangulam2,139 people - Milaganoor2,036 people - D.Karisalkulam2,013 people - Chinnakannanur2,011 people - Kaliyandur1,944 people [All 81 villages in Manamadurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/manamadurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melachorikulam?630610 - How far is Melachorikulam from Sivaganga?32 km by road - What is the population of Melachorikulam?2,095 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melachorikulam in?Sivaganga district (Manamadurai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melachorikulam?72.4% (Census 2011)