# Melavasal Village, Mannargudi, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/mannargudi/melavasal/ Village · Mannargudi, Thiruvarur # Melavasal Melavasal is a village in Mannargudi sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614016**. The 2011 Census counted **1,993 people in 544 households**, the 51st largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 1,993people (2011) - 544households - 87.0%literacy - 614016PIN code ## Melavasal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melavasal is 614016.** Melavasal falls in Mannargudi sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614016 - Gram panchayatMelavasal - Community development blockMannargudi - Census village code638220 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melavasal from nearby towns? - Mannargudi (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ)31 km by road - Needamangalam (nearest town)3 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 Melavasal? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Melavasal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mannargudi - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mannargudi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Mannargudi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells 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 Melavasal known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 307 hectares of village land is sown, and 208 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 Melavasal Of every 100 households in Melavasal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melavasal · ■ Mannargudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****53%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **66% Tap water ****51%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **80% Use banking services ****59%** **45% Television ****88%** **88% Mobile phone ****74%** **56% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****90%** **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 Melavasal? ■ Melavasal · ■ Mannargudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%** **79.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1145** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1229** **934 Working population ****53.3%** **46.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.6% for men and 83.0% for women. 67% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 388 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (4%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 182 (17%) · **■** Marginal 443 (42%) 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 - Thirumakkottai -I2,075 people - Sundarakkottai2,070 people - Moovarkottai2,047 people - Akkarai Kottagam2,029 people - Kandamangalam1,984 people - Devadanam1,975 people - Moovanallur1,967 people - Paruthi Kottai1,958 people [All 118 villages in Mannargudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/mannargudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melavasal?614016 - How far is Melavasal from Thiruvarur?31 km by road - What is the population of Melavasal?1,993 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melavasal in?Thiruvarur district (Mannargudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melavasal?87.0% (Census 2011)