# Mela Arasadi Village, Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/mela-arasadi/ Village · Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi # Mela Arasadi Mela Arasadi is a village in Ottapidaram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628002**. The 2011 Census counted **1,841 people in 485 households**, the 21st largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 1,841people (2011) - 485households - 79.4%literacy - 628002PIN code ## Mela Arasadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mela Arasadi is 628002.** Mela Arasadi falls in Ottapidaram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628002 - Gram panchayatMela Arasadi - Community development blockOttapidaram - Census village code642424 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mela Arasadi from nearby towns? - Ottapidaram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)15 km by road - Thoothukkudi (nearest town)15 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 Arasadi? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Mela Arasadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 school5–10 km · Kurukkusalai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thoothukkudi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thoothukkudi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 24 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 Arasadi known for? The main crops are **whole green gram, black gram and bulrush**. Products made here include card board and plastic flower. About 34% of the 888 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Mela Arasadi Of every 100 households in Mela Arasadi in 2011, 79 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mela Arasadi · ■ Ottapidaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **92% Toilet within the home ****2%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **80% Tap water ****60%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **71% Use banking services ****4%** **46% Television ****70%** **84% Mobile phone ****46%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****19%** **8% Own their home ****92%** **87% 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 Arasadi? ■ Mela Arasadi · ■ Ottapidaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982** **960 Working population ****43.7%** **50.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.0% for men and 74.1% for women. 59% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 322 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 453 (56%) · **■** Marginal 15 (2%) 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 Ottapidaram - Kila Mudiman2,073 people - Jambulingapuram2,036 people - Parivallikkottai1,961 people - Keela Mangalam1,950 people - Chandragiri1,840 people - Keelakottai1,807 people - Pudur pandiyapuram1,764 people - Onamakulam1,750 people [All 63 villages in Ottapidaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mela Arasadi?628002 - How far is Mela Arasadi from Thoothukkudi?15 km by road - What is the population of Mela Arasadi?1,841 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mela Arasadi in?Thoothukkudi district (Ottapidaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mela Arasadi?79.4% (Census 2011)