# Melakallurani Village, Vilathikulam, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/vilathikulam/melakallurani/ Village · Vilathikulam, Thoothukkudi # Melakallurani Melakallurani is a village in Vilathikulam sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **629252**. The 2011 Census counted **1,076 people in 281 households**, the 40th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%. - 1,076people (2011) - 281households - 79.2%literacy - 629252PIN code ## Melakallurani PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melakallurani is 629252.** Melakallurani falls in Vilathikulam sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code629252 - Gram panchayatMelakallurani - Community development blockPudur - Census village code642315 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melakallurani from nearby towns? - Vilathikulam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)50 km by road - Vilathikulam (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 Melakallurani? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Melakallurani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nagalapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Aruppukkottai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nagalapuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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 Melakallurani known for? The main crops are **maize, chilli and jasmine**. About 81% of the 1,398 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 Melakallurani Of every 100 households in Melakallurani in 2011, 78 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Melakallurani · ■ Vilathikulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **89% Toilet within the home ****12%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **82% Tap water ****43%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%** **76% Use banking services ****82%** **40% Television ****84%** **86% Mobile phone ****63%** **61% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****20%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **7% Own their home ****94%** **89% 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 Melakallurani? ■ Melakallurani · ■ Vilathikulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%** **78.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915** **948 Working population ****68.7%** **56.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.5% for men and 70.4% for women. 70% of men and 68% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 337 (46%) · **■** Other work 50 (7%) · **■** Marginal 347 (47%) 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 Vilathikulam - Kulathur1,245 people - Vathalakarai1,244 people - Kandasamypuram1,184 people - Pallakulam1,164 people - E.Velayudhapuram1,067 people - Poosanoor1,054 people - K.Kumareddiahpuram1,036 people - Ariyanayakipuram1,029 people [All 86 villages in Vilathikulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/vilathikulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melakallurani?629252 - How far is Melakallurani from Thoothukkudi?50 km by road - What is the population of Melakallurani?1,076 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melakallurani in?Thoothukkudi district (Vilathikulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melakallurani?79.2% (Census 2011)