# Urmelazhagian Village, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/tenkasi/urmelazhagian/ Village · Tenkasi, Tirunelveli # Urmelazhagian Urmelazhagian is a village in Tenkasi sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627852**. The 2011 Census counted **5,719 people in 1,612 households**, the 10th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%. - 5,719people (2011) - 1,612households - 78.3%literacy - 627852PIN code ## Urmelazhagian PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Urmelazhagian is 627852.** Urmelazhagian falls in Tenkasi sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627852 - Gram panchayatUrmelalagiyan, Velayudapuram - Community development blockKadayanallur - Census village code642751 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Urmelazhagian from nearby towns? - Tenkasi (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)70 km by road - Kadayanallur (nearest town)8 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 Urmelazhagian? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Urmelazhagian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn 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 - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Aygudi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kadayanallur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Urmelazhagian known for? The main crops are **paddy, corn and banana**. About 38% of the 969 hectares of village land is sown, and 302 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 Urmelazhagian Of every 100 households in Urmelazhagian in 2011, 94 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Urmelazhagian · ■ Tenkasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **96% Toilet within the home ****36%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **56% Tap water ****97%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%** **60% Use banking services ****66%** **58% Television ****78%** **85% Mobile phone ****50%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****11%** **7% Own their home ****88%** **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 Urmelazhagian? ■ Urmelazhagian · ■ Tenkasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%** **77.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1207** **960 Working population ****52.3%** **53.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.3% for men and 70.6% for women. 59% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 373 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,422 (48%) · **■** Household industry 174 (6%) · **■** Other work 578 (19%) · **■** Marginal 445 (15%) 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 Tenkasi - Thippampatti12,933 people - Kuthukalvalasai9,917 people - Nainaragaram9,661 people - Kambaneri Pudukudi8,242 people - Poygai5,645 people - Boganallur5,555 people - Melapavoor4,820 people - Kilankadu4,754 people [All 30 villages in Tenkasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/tenkasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Urmelazhagian?627852 - How far is Urmelazhagian from Tirunelveli?70 km by road - What is the population of Urmelazhagian?5,719 (Census 2011) - Which district is Urmelazhagian in?Tirunelveli district (Tenkasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Urmelazhagian?78.3% (Census 2011)