# Melapattam Village, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/palayamkottai/melapattam/ Village · Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli # Melapattam Melapattam is a village in Palayamkottai sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627351**. The 2011 Census counted **2,054 people in 547 households**, the 18th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.5%. - 2,054people (2011) - 547households - 81.8%literacy - 627351PIN code ## Melapattam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melapattam is 627351.** Melapattam falls in Palayamkottai sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627351 - Gram panchayatMelapattam - Community development blockPalayamkottai - Census village code642891 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melapattam from nearby towns? - Tirunelveli (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)12 km by road - Tirunelveli (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 Melapattam? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Melapattam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 school5–10 km · Tirunelveli - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirunelveli - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Tirunelveli - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 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, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Melapattam known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and banana**. About 19% of the 776 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 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 Melapattam Of every 100 households in Melapattam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Melapattam · ■ Palayamkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **95% Toilet within the home ****36%** **41% No toilet (open defecation) ****61%** **55% Tap water ****85%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **54% Use banking services ****56%** **62% Television ****90%** **88% Mobile phone ****59%** **70% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****24%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****5%** **5% Own their home ****85%** **83% 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 Melapattam? ■ Melapattam · ■ Palayamkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%** **83.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969** **1015 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065** **972 Working population ****33.9%** **44.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.1% for men and 73.1% for women. 54% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 15 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (2%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 444 (64%) · **■** Marginal 206 (30%) 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 Palayamkottai - Thirumalaikolunthupuram2,422 people - Keelapattam2,365 people - Pudukkulam2,163 people - Kunnathur2,067 people - Palayamchettikulam2,034 people - Thidiyur2,007 people - Krishnapuram1,820 people - Manappadaividu1,674 people [All 41 villages in Palayamkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/palayamkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melapattam?627351 - How far is Melapattam from Tirunelveli?12 km by road - What is the population of Melapattam?2,054 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melapattam in?Tirunelveli district (Palayamkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melapattam?81.8% (Census 2011)