Village · Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur # Melaperumazhai Melaperumazhai is a village in Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 614703. The 2011 Census counted 1,015 people in 271 households, the 61st largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 1,015 people (2011) - 271 households - 88.5% literacy - 614703 PIN code ## Melaperumazhai PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Melaperumazhai is 614703. Melaperumazhai falls in Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 614703 - Gram panchayat Melapermazhai - Community development block Muthupettai - Census village code 638375 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Melaperumazhai from nearby towns? - Thiruthuraipoondi (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ) 43 km by road - Needamangalam (nearest town) 14 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Melaperumazhai? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Melaperumazhai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Idumbavanam - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Thiruthuraipoondi - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Muthupet - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Melaperumazhai known for? The main crops are paddy, coconut and black gram. Products made here include milk and thatches. About 68% of the 502 hectares of village land is sown, and 342 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Melaperumazhai Of every 100 households in Melaperumazhai in 2011, 95 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Melaperumazhai · ■ Thiruthuraipoondi rural average - Electricity for lighting 95% 88% - Toilet within the home 73% 28% - No toilet (open defecation) 18% 70% - Tap water 100% 80% - Drinking water within premises 0% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 83% 20% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 16% 80% - Use banking services 55% 35% - Television 93% 82% - Mobile phone 23% 47% - Computer with internet 2% 1% - Two-wheeler 23% 14% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 2% 8% - Own their home 97% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Melaperumazhai? ■ Melaperumazhai · ■ Thiruthuraipoondi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 88.5% 80.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 956 1040 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 812 996 - Working population 45.9% 47.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.8% for men and 84.0% for women. 66% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 223 (48%) · ■ Farm labourers 204 (44%) · ■ Other work 23 (5%) · ■ Marginal 16 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Thiruthuraipoondi - Vanganagar 1,220 people - Keelanammankurichi 1,163 people - Keeralathur 1,157 people - Mangal 1,039 people - Andankarai 1,008 people - Vilathur 1,005 people - Ekkal 945 people - Desingurajapuram 891 people All 77 villages in Thiruthuraipoondi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melaperumazhai? 614703 - How far is Melaperumazhai from Thiruvarur? 43 km by road - What is the population of Melaperumazhai? 1,015 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melaperumazhai in? Thiruvarur district (Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melaperumazhai? 88.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/thiruthuraipoondi/melaperumazhai/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.