# Melakarandai Village, Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/melakarandai/ Village · Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi # Melakarandai Melakarandai is a village in Ettayapuram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628904**. The 2011 Census counted **1,491 people in 452 households**, the 11th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 1,491people (2011) - 452households - 77.7%literacy - 628904PIN code ## Melakarandai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melakarandai is 628904.** Melakarandai falls in Ettayapuram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628904 - Gram panchayatMelakarandai - Community development blockPudur - Census village code642248 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melakarandai from nearby towns? - Ettayapuram (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)60 km by road - Pudur (nearest town)9 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 Melakarandai? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Melakarandai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 school10+ km · Pudur - ○Degree college10+ km · Sattur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagalapuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Melakarandai known for? The main crops are **maize, paddy and chilli**. Products made here include match box and charcoal. About 25% of the 1,124 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Melakarandai Of every 100 households in Melakarandai in 2011, 97 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Melakarandai · ■ Ettayapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **92% Toilet within the home ****13%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **87% Tap water ****10%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **65% Use banking services ****52%** **40% Television ****87%** **83% Mobile phone ****67%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **9% Own their home ****83%** **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 Melakarandai? ■ Melakarandai · ■ Ettayapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020** **1061 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091** **986 Working population ****53.6%** **55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.0% for men and 70.5% for women. 60% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 113 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 350 (44%) · **■** Household industry 23 (3%) · **■** Other work 284 (36%) · **■** Marginal 29 (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 Ettayapuram - Vembur2,359 people - Ayan Karisalkulam2,286 people - Nambipuram1,545 people - Urulaikudi1,536 people - Mela Eral1,389 people - Padanthapuli1,378 people - Perilovanpatti1,292 people - Semmaputhur1,278 people [All 55 villages in Ettayapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melakarandai?628904 - How far is Melakarandai from Thoothukkudi?60 km by road - What is the population of Melakarandai?1,491 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melakarandai in?Thoothukkudi district (Ettayapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melakarandai?77.7% (Census 2011)