# Meerankulam - II Village, Sathankulam – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/sathankulam/meerankulam-ii/ Village · Sathankulam, Thoothukkudi # Meerankulam - II Meerankulam - II is a village in Sathankulam sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628613**. The 2011 Census counted **2,558 people in 634 households**, the 16th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.9%. - 2,558people (2011) - 634households - 82.3%literacy - 628613PIN code ## Meerankulam - II PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Meerankulam - II is 628613.** Meerankulam - II falls in Sathankulam sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628613 - Gram panchayatMeerankulam - Community development blockAlwarthirunagari - Census village code642595 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Meerankulam - II from nearby towns? - Sathankulam (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)99 km by road - Srivaikuntam (nearest town)16 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 Meerankulam - II? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Meerankulam - II; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn 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 · Sri Venkateshwarapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Kommadikottai - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Palangulam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 20 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 Meerankulam - II known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and ground nut**. About 15% of the 1,139 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Meerankulam - II Of every 100 households in Meerankulam - II in 2011, 90 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Meerankulam - II · ■ Sathankulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **92% Toilet within the home ****16%** **45% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **54% Tap water ****66%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **71% Use banking services ****65%** **56% Television ****86%** **86% Mobile phone ****64%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****7%** **6% Own their home ****93%** **88% 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 Meerankulam - II? ■ Meerankulam - II · ■ Sathankulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%** **88.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030** **1078 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896** **959 Working population ****49.3%** **41.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.5% for men and 76.5% for women. 58% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 104 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 364 (29%) · **■** Household industry 142 (11%) · **■** Other work 438 (35%) · **■** Marginal 214 (17%) 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 Sathankulam - Pallakuruchi3,434 people - Sattankulam3,414 people - Pannamparai2,940 people - Kattarimangalam2,842 people - Kommadikottai2,137 people - Eluvaraimukki1,979 people - Kombankulam1,708 people - Nedungulam1,516 people [All 25 villages in Sathankulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/sathankulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Meerankulam - II?628613 - How far is Meerankulam - II from Thoothukkudi?99 km by road - What is the population of Meerankulam - II?2,558 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meerankulam - II in?Thoothukkudi district (Sathankulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Meerankulam - II?82.3% (Census 2011)