# Melaiyur - I Village, Mannargudi, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/mannargudi/melaiyur-i/ Village · Mannargudi, Thiruvarur # Melaiyur - I Melaiyur - I is a village in Mannargudi sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614013**. The 2011 Census counted **1,748 people in 499 households**, the 70th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 1,748people (2011) - 499households - 74.9%literacy - 614013PIN code ## Melaiyur - I PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melaiyur - I is 614013.** Melaiyur - I falls in Mannargudi sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614013 - Gram panchayatEdamelaiyur West - Community development blockNeedamangalam - Census village code638204 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melaiyur - I from nearby towns? - Mannargudi (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ)36 km by road - Needamangalam (nearest town)13 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 Melaiyur - I? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Melaiyur - I; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Melaiyur -Ii - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Melaiyur -Ii - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kumarapuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mannargudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Melaiyur - I known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and black gram**. About 86% of the 381 hectares of village land is sown, and 323 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 Melaiyur - I Of every 100 households in Melaiyur - I in 2011, 73 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Melaiyur - I · ■ Mannargudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **92% Toilet within the home ****25%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **66% Tap water ****100%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **80% Use banking services ****28%** **45% Television ****65%** **88% Mobile phone ****43%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **95% 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 Melaiyur - I? ■ Melaiyur - I · ■ Mannargudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%** **79.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1091** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****697** **934 Working population ****47.5%** **46.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.8% for men and 67.1% for women. 60% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 245 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 377 (45%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 134 (16%) · **■** Marginal 68 (8%) 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 Mannargudi - Karuppukilar1,778 people - Melaiyur -III1,768 people - Melanatham1,765 people - Palaiyur1,756 people - Melaiyur -II1,744 people - Nallur1,739 people - Pallivarthi1,727 people - Perungavazhandan-II1,678 people [All 118 villages in Mannargudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/mannargudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melaiyur - I?614013 - How far is Melaiyur - I from Thiruvarur?36 km by road - What is the population of Melaiyur - I?1,748 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melaiyur - I in?Thiruvarur district (Mannargudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melaiyur - I?74.9% (Census 2011)