# Mela Maruthur Village, Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/mela-maruthur/ Village · Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi # Mela Maruthur Mela Maruthur is a village in Ottapidaram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628105**. The 2011 Census counted **1,005 people in 260 households**, the 46th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 1,005people (2011) - 260households - 75.5%literacy - 628105PIN code ## Mela Maruthur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mela Maruthur is 628105.** Mela Maruthur falls in Ottapidaram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628105 - Gram panchayatMela Arasadi - Community development blockOttapidaram - Census village code642420 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mela Maruthur 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 Maruthur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Mela Maruthur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tharuvaikulam - ○Degree college10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Maruthur known for? The main crops are **whole green gram, black gram and bulrush**. About 39% of the 1,325 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 Maruthur Of every 100 households in Mela Maruthur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Mela Maruthur · ■ Ottapidaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****3%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **80% Tap water ****2%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **71% Use banking services ****19%** **46% Television ****84%** **84% Mobile phone ****76%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****95%** **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 Maruthur? ■ Mela Maruthur · ■ Ottapidaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864** **960 Working population ****58.6%** **50.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 65.9% for women. 68% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 15 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 414 (70%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 153 (26%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%) 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 - Kodiyankulam1,224 people - D.Duraiswamipuram1,207 people - Kudiraikulam1,206 people - K.Dalavaipuram1,189 people - K.Shanmukapuram958 people - Mullur Muthukumarapuram939 people - Kolamparambu839 people - Pudiyamputhur825 people [All 63 villages in Ottapidaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mela Maruthur?628105 - How far is Mela Maruthur from Thoothukkudi?15 km by road - What is the population of Mela Maruthur?1,005 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mela Maruthur in?Thoothukkudi district (Ottapidaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mela Maruthur?75.5% (Census 2011)