# Melkundah Village, Kundah, The Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/kundah/melkundah/ Village · Kundah, The Nilgiris # Melkundah Melkundah is a village in Kundah sub-district of The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **643219**. The 2011 Census counted **2,106 people in 649 households**, the 4th largest of 5 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.6%. - 2,106people (2011) - 649households - 72.7%literacy - 643219PIN code ## Melkundah PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melkundah is 643219.** Melkundah falls in Kundah sub-district, The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code643219 - Gram panchayatKundah - Community development blockUdhagamandalam - Census village code635120 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melkundah from nearby towns? - Kundah (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Udhagamandalam (district HQ)40 km by road - Keel Kundah (nearest town)9 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 Melkundah? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Melkundah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bikketti - ○Degree college10+ km · Udhagamandalam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Coonoor - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - 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 Melkundah known for? The main crops are **tea, potato and carrot**. Products made here include tea dust. About 6% of the 3,321 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Melkundah Of every 100 households in Melkundah in 2011, 97 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Melkundah · ■ Kundah rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****61%** **35% No toilet (open defecation) ****39%** **57% Tap water ****100%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **57% Use banking services ****52%** **48% Television ****95%** **94% Mobile phone ****61%** **65% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****2%** **2% Own their home ****43%** **74% 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 Melkundah? ■ Melkundah · ■ Kundah rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%** **82.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **1072 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****744** **1017 Working population ****59.3%** **59.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.3% for men and 62.5% for women. 62% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 8 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 262 (21%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 940 (75%) · **■** Marginal 35 (3%) 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 Kundah - Balacola13,622 people - Ithalar9,876 people - Mulligoor4,647 people - Kinnakkorai1,306 people [All 5 villages in Kundah](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/kundah/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melkundah?643219 - How far is Melkundah from Udhagamandalam?40 km by road - What is the population of Melkundah?2,106 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melkundah in?The Nilgiris district (Kundah sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melkundah?72.7% (Census 2011)