# Mela Eral Village, Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/mela-eral/ Village · Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi # Mela Eral Mela Eral is a village in Ettayapuram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628908**. The 2011 Census counted **1,389 people in 407 households**, the 12th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 1,389people (2011) - 407households - 71.6%literacy - 628908PIN code ## Mela Eral PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mela Eral is 628908.** Mela Eral falls in Ettayapuram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628908 - Gram panchayatMela Eral - Community development blockKovilpatti - Census village code642289 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mela Eral from nearby towns? - Ettayapuram (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)50 km by road - Ettayapuram (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 Mela Eral? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Mela Eral; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ettayapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Kovilpatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kovilpatti - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Mela Eral known for? The main crops are **bulrush, maize and cotton**. About 77% of the 819 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Mela Eral Of every 100 households in Mela Eral in 2011, 94 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mela Eral · ■ Ettayapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****6%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **87% Tap water ****100%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **65% Use banking services ****35%** **40% Television ****83%** **83% Mobile phone ****65%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **9% Own their home ****91%** **86% 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 Mela Eral? ■ Mela Eral · ■ Ettayapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956** **1061 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033** **986 Working population ****57.3%** **55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 60.7% for women. 63% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 200 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 188 (24%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 177 (22%) · **■** Marginal 219 (28%) 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 Ettayapuram - Ayan Karisalkulam2,286 people - Nambipuram1,545 people - Urulaikudi1,536 people - Melakarandai1,491 people - Padanthapuli1,378 people - Perilovanpatti1,292 people - Semmaputhur1,278 people - Ayan Vadamalaipuram1,260 people [All 55 villages in Ettayapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mela Eral?628908 - How far is Mela Eral from Thoothukkudi?50 km by road - What is the population of Mela Eral?1,389 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mela Eral in?Thoothukkudi district (Ettayapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mela Eral?71.6% (Census 2011)