# Mela Authoor Village, Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/mela-authoor/ Village · Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi # Mela Authoor Mela Authoor is a village in Tiruchendur sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **688151**. The 2011 Census counted **6,210 people in 1,547 households**, the 6th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%. - 6,210people (2011) - 1,547households - 87.6%literacy - 688151PIN code ## Mela Authoor PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mela Authoor is 688151.** Mela Authoor falls in Tiruchendur sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code688151 - Gram panchayatMela Authoor - Community development blockAlwarthirunagari - Census village code642553 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mela Authoor from nearby towns? - Tiruchendur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)24 km by road - Athur (nearest town)2 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 Authoor? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Mela Authoor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●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 - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 · Athur - ○Degree college10+ km · Tiruchendur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Veerapandianpattinam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)21 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 Mela Authoor known for? The main crops are **banana, betel leaf and coconut**. About 66% of the 277 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 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 Authoor Of every 100 households in Mela Authoor in 2011, 93 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mela Authoor · ■ Tiruchendur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **93% Toilet within the home ****61%** **51% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **46% Tap water ****92%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **66% Use banking services ****48%** **56% Television ****85%** **85% Mobile phone ****62%** **64% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****77%** **84% 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 Authoor? ■ Mela Authoor · ■ Tiruchendur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%** **89.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987** **1057 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797** **957 Working population ****37.3%** **38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.7% for men and 82.5% for women. 57% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 78 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 755 (33%) · **■** Household industry 46 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,029 (44%) · **■** Marginal 408 (18%) 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 Tiruchendur - Kulasekaranpattinam7,891 people - Punnakayal7,684 people - Manaduthandupathu6,649 people - Mela Thiruchendur6,537 people - Semmarikulam5,859 people - Manapad5,795 people - Kayamozhi5,382 people - Thirukalore4,840 people [All 47 villages in Tiruchendur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mela Authoor?688151 - How far is Mela Authoor from Thoothukkudi?24 km by road - What is the population of Mela Authoor?6,210 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mela Authoor in?Thoothukkudi district (Tiruchendur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mela Authoor?87.6% (Census 2011)