# Melakaangal Village, Veerakeralamputhur – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/veerakeralamputhur/melakaangal/ Village · Veerakeralamputhur, Tirunelveli # Melakaangal Melakaangal is a village in Veerakeralamputhur sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627860**. The 2011 Census counted **2,991 people in 809 households**, the 15th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 2,991people (2011) - 809households - 63.8%literacy - 627860PIN code ## Melakaangal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melakaangal is 627860.** Melakaangal falls in Veerakeralamputhur sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627860 - Gram panchayatMelakalangal - Community development blockAlangulam - Census village code642729 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melakaangal from nearby towns? - Veerakeralamputhur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)53 km by road - Surandai (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 Melakaangal? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Melakaangal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Uthumalai - ○Degree college10+ km · Surandai - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Surandai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Melakaangal known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and chilli**. Products made here include beedi. About 19% of the 758 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Melakaangal Of every 100 households in Melakaangal in 2011, 94 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melakaangal · ■ Veerakeralamputhur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****5%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **68% Tap water ****99%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **66% Use banking services ****26%** **57% Television ****88%** **83% Mobile phone ****45%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****98%** **91% 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 Melakaangal? ■ Melakaangal · ■ Veerakeralamputhur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071** **1033 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023** **945 Working population ****56.8%** **57.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.5% for men and 53.0% for women. 61% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 189 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 770 (45%) · **■** Household industry 380 (22%) · **■** Other work 300 (18%) · **■** Marginal 61 (4%) 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 Veerakeralamputhur - Keelakalangal3,874 people - Marukkalankulam3,751 people - Vadakkukavalakurichi3,579 people - Melamarudappapuram3,289 people - Anaikulam2,794 people - Kuruchampatti2,213 people - Muthammalpuram1,569 people - Navaneethakrishnapuram1,540 people [All 22 villages in Veerakeralamputhur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/veerakeralamputhur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melakaangal?627860 - How far is Melakaangal from Tirunelveli?53 km by road - What is the population of Melakaangal?2,991 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melakaangal in?Tirunelveli district (Veerakeralamputhur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melakaangal?63.8% (Census 2011)