# Melmangalam Village, Periyakulam, Theni (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/theni/periyakulam/melmangalam/ Village · Periyakulam, Theni # Melmangalam Melmangalam is a village in Periyakulam sub-district of Theni district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625603**. The 2011 Census counted **11,701 people in 3,265 households**, the 4th largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%. - 11,701people (2011) - 3,265households - 75.6%literacy - 625603PIN code ## Melmangalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melmangalam is 625603.** Melmangalam falls in Periyakulam sub-district, Theni district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625603 - Gram panchayatMudalakkampatti, Melmangalam , Alagarnaickenpatti - Community development blockPeriyakulam - Census village code641093 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melmangalam from nearby towns? - Periyakulam (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Theni Allinagaram (district HQ)20 km by road - Vadugapatti (nearest town)2 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 Melmangalam? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Melmangalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 10 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 2 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 3 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 3 doctors - ●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 - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Andipatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theni Allinagaram - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 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 Melmangalam known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and sugarcane**. Products made here include bricks. About 33% of the 3,165 hectares of village land is sown, and 909 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 Melmangalam Of every 100 households in Melmangalam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melmangalam · ■ Periyakulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****30%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****42%** **57% Tap water ****100%** **96% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%** **46% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%** **48% Use banking services ****59%** **43% Television ****87%** **87% Mobile phone ****64%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****78%** **81% 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 Melmangalam? ■ Melmangalam · ■ Periyakulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%** **73.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969** **914 Working population ****43.3%** **46.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.0% for men and 67.0% for women. 60% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 392 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,207 (44%) · **■** Household industry 113 (2%) · **■** Other work 2,160 (43%) · **■** Marginal 190 (4%) 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 Periyakulam - Jeyamangalam16,706 people - Thamarai Kulam15,271 people - Gullapuram11,732 people - Vadaveeranaickenpatty10,808 people - Genguvarpatty7,219 people - Silvarpatty6,630 people - Vadagarai6,367 people [All 16 villages in Periyakulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/theni/periyakulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melmangalam?625603 - How far is Melmangalam from Theni Allinagaram?20 km by road - What is the population of Melmangalam?11,701 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melmangalam in?Theni district (Periyakulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melmangalam?75.6% (Census 2011)