# Melarangiam Village, Manamadurai, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Manamadurai, Sivaganga 

# Melarangiam

Melarangiam is a village in Manamadurai sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630611**. The 2011 Census counted **3,202 people in 798 households**, the 14th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 3,202people (2011)
- 798households
- 70.3%literacy
- 630611PIN code

## Melarangiam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melarangiam is 630611.** Melarangiam falls in Manamadurai sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code630611
- Gram panchayatMelarangiam
- Community development blockThiruppuvanam
- Census village code640379

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Melarangiam from nearby towns?

- Manamadurai (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Sivaganga (district HQ)35 km by road
- Thirupuvanam (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 Melarangiam?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Melarangiam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 · Thirupuvanam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Puvandi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nellmudikarai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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 and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Melarangiam known for?

The main crops are **paddy and chilli**. About 4% of the 1,241 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Melarangiam

Of every 100 households in Melarangiam in 2011, 82 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Melarangiam · ■ Manamadurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**80%

Tap water ****71%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**82%

Use banking services ****13%**

**36%

Television ****89%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Melarangiam?

■ Melarangiam · ■ Manamadurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883**

**960

Working population ****57.8%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 57.2% for women. 61% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 79 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 342 (18%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 838 (45%) · **■** Marginal 580 (31%)

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

- Piramanur3,765 people
- Puvandi3,655 people
- Kalugerkadai3,455 people
- Enathi3,252 people
- Pappagudi3,118 people
- Allinagaram2,962 people
- Sullangudi2,945 people
- Keelapasalai2,732 people

[All 81 villages in Manamadurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/manamadurai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melarangiam?630611
- How far is Melarangiam from Sivaganga?35 km by road
- What is the population of Melarangiam?3,202 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melarangiam in?Sivaganga district (Manamadurai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Melarangiam?70.3% (Census 2011)