# Mela Thiruchendur Village, Tiruchendur – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/mela-thiruchendur/ Village · Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi # Mela Thiruchendur Mela Thiruchendur is a village in Tiruchendur sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628213**. The 2011 Census counted **6,537 people in 1,581 households**, the 5th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%. - 6,537people (2011) - 1,581households - 84.3%literacy - 628213PIN code ## Mela Thiruchendur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mela Thiruchendur is 628213.** Mela Thiruchendur falls in Tiruchendur sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628213 - Gram panchayatMela Thiruchendur , Pitchivilai - Community development blockTiruchendur - Census village code642576 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mela Thiruchendur from nearby towns? - Tiruchendur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)46 km by road - Tiruchendur (nearest town)5 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 Thiruchendur? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Mela Thiruchendur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●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 - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tiruchendur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Veerapandianpattinam - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 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 and covered wells - Electricity (2011)22 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 Thiruchendur known for? The main crops are **coconut, banana and paddy**. Products made here include cool drinks, palm sugar, coconut leaf products and palm mat. About 55% of the 1,513 hectares of village land is sown, and 326 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 Thiruchendur Of every 100 households in Mela Thiruchendur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mela Thiruchendur · ■ Tiruchendur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****45%** **51% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **46% Tap water ****97%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **66% Use banking services ****61%** **56% Television ****90%** **85% Mobile phone ****60%** **64% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **7% Own their home ****94%** **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 Thiruchendur? ■ Mela Thiruchendur · ■ Tiruchendur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%** **89.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978** **1057 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069** **957 Working population ****46.6%** **38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.1% for men and 80.4% for women. 60% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 93 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,264 (41%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,370 (45%) · **■** Marginal 312 (10%) 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 - Paramankurichi9,181 people - Kulasekaranpattinam7,891 people - Punnakayal7,684 people - Manaduthandupathu6,649 people - Mela Authoor6,210 people - Semmarikulam5,859 people - Manapad5,795 people - Kayamozhi5,382 people [All 47 villages in Tiruchendur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mela Thiruchendur?628213 - How far is Mela Thiruchendur from Thoothukkudi?46 km by road - What is the population of Mela Thiruchendur?6,537 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mela Thiruchendur in?Thoothukkudi district (Tiruchendur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mela Thiruchendur?84.3% (Census 2011)