# Melkarai Village, Nanguneri, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/nanguneri/melkarai/ Village · Nanguneri, Tirunelveli # Melkarai Melkarai is a village in Nanguneri sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627152**. The 2011 Census counted **1,627 people in 382 households**, the 38th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.0%. - 1,627people (2011) - 382households - 85.9%literacy - 627152PIN code ## Melkarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melkarai is 627152.** Melkarai falls in Nanguneri sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627152 - Gram panchayatSingikulam - Community development blockKalakadu - Census village code642994 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melkarai from nearby towns? - Nanguneri (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)25 km by road - Kalakad (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 Melkarai? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Melkarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Edayankulam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Govindapperi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tirunelveli - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Melkarai known for? The main crops are **paddy and banana**. About 18% of the 695 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 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 Melkarai Of every 100 households in Melkarai in 2011, 93 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melkarai · ■ Nanguneri rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****19%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **63% Tap water ****58%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **69% Use banking services ****24%** **54% Television ****91%** **86% Mobile phone ****50%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****94%** **92% 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 Melkarai? ■ Melkarai · ■ Nanguneri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%** **85.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979** **1035 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789** **959 Working population ****46.4%** **47.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.8% for men and 82.1% for women. 55% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 180 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (11%) · **■** Household industry 19 (3%) · **■** Other work 75 (10%) · **■** Marginal 398 (53%) 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 Nanguneri - Ariyakulam2,043 people - Singikulam1,671 people - Padmaneri1,664 people - Keela Karuvelankulam1,642 people - Vadukatchimathil1,572 people - Koonthakulam1,530 people - Soorangudi1,471 people - Chintamani1,329 people [All 59 villages in Nanguneri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/nanguneri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melkarai?627152 - How far is Melkarai from Tirunelveli?25 km by road - What is the population of Melkarai?1,627 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melkarai in?Tirunelveli district (Nanguneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melkarai?85.9% (Census 2011)