# Mekalore Village, Tiruvannamalai, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/tiruvannamalai/mekalore/ Village · Tiruvannamalai, Tiruvannamalai # Mekalore Mekalore is a village in Tiruvannamalai sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604601**. The 2011 Census counted **4,657 people in 1,150 households**, the 8th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 4,657people (2011) - 1,150households - 69.7%literacy - 604601PIN code ## Mekalore PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mekalore is 604601.** Mekalore falls in Tiruvannamalai sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604601 - Gram panchayatMekkalore - Community development blockKeelapennathur - Census village code632096 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mekalore from nearby towns? - Tiruvannamalai (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)26 km by road - Kilpennathur (nearest town)6 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 Mekalore? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Mekalore; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 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 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Valathi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kilpennathur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Mekalore known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 32% of the 1,376 hectares of village land is sown, and 324 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 Mekalore Of every 100 households in Mekalore in 2011, 92 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mekalore · ■ Tiruvannamalai rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **92% Toilet within the home ****23%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **87% Tap water ****92%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **78% Use banking services ****20%** **44% Television ****81%** **87% Mobile phone ****67%** **60% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****92%** **96% 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 Mekalore? ■ Mekalore · ■ Tiruvannamalai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **910 Working population ****53.0%** **52.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.1% for men and 61.2% for women. 60% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 382 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 366 (15%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 279 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1,419 (57%) 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 Tiruvannamalai - Somaspadi5,486 people - Avur5,213 people - Sorakolathur4,952 people - Vedandavadi4,734 people - Palaiyanur4,409 people - Inam Kariyandal4,284 people - Adaiyur4,236 people - Pavithiram4,039 people [All 215 villages in Tiruvannamalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/tiruvannamalai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mekalore?604601 - How far is Mekalore from Tiruvannamalai?26 km by road - What is the population of Mekalore?4,657 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mekalore in?Tiruvannamalai district (Tiruvannamalai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mekalore?69.7% (Census 2011)