# Melaputhaneri Village, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/palayamkottai/melaputhaneri/ Village · Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli # Melaputhaneri Melaputhaneri is a village in Palayamkottai sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627351**. The 2011 Census counted **920 people in 261 households**, the 29th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.5%. - 920people (2011) - 261households - 83.4%literacy - 627351PIN code ## Melaputhaneri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melaputhaneri is 627351.** Melaputhaneri falls in Palayamkottai sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627351 - Gram panchayatMelaputhaneri - Community development blockPalayamkottai - Census village code642902 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melaputhaneri 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 Melaputhaneri? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Melaputhaneri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Uthamapandiyankulam - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ariyakulam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tirunelveli - ○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 market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)12 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 Melaputhaneri known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and black gram**. About 70% of the 159 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Melaputhaneri Of every 100 households in Melaputhaneri in 2011, 94 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Melaputhaneri · ■ Palayamkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **95% Toilet within the home ****36%** **41% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **55% Tap water ****100%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **54% Use banking services ****86%** **62% Television ****89%** **88% Mobile phone ****63%** **70% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****22%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **4% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****92%** **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 Melaputhaneri? ■ Melaputhaneri · ■ Palayamkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%** **83.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970** **1015 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****745** **972 Working population ****49.5%** **44.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.5% for men and 75.2% for women. 56% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 54 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (21%) · **■** Household industry 61 (13%) · **■** Other work 169 (37%) · **■** Marginal 75 (16%) 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 - Kongandanparai1,203 people - Parpakulam1,182 people - Kansapuram1,042 people - Udayarkulam955 people - Araikulam827 people - Itteri824 people - Uthamapandiyankulam547 people - Paraikkulam413 people [All 41 villages in Palayamkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/palayamkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melaputhaneri?627351 - How far is Melaputhaneri from Tirunelveli?12 km by road - What is the population of Melaputhaneri?920 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melaputhaneri in?Tirunelveli district (Palayamkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melaputhaneri?83.4% (Census 2011)