# Melaiyur Village, Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/aruppukkottai/melaiyur/ Village · Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar # Melaiyur Melaiyur is a village in Aruppukkottai sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **618114**. The 2011 Census counted **1,420 people in 350 households**, the 30th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 1,420people (2011) - 350households - 80.9%literacy - 618114PIN code ## Melaiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melaiyur is 618114.** Melaiyur falls in Aruppukkottai sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code618114 - Gram panchayatMelaiyur - Community development blockTiruchuli - Census village code641690 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melaiyur from nearby towns? - Aruppukkottai (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)45 km by road - Kamuthi (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 Melaiyur? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Melaiyur; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Kamuthi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Soolakkarai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 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 Melaiyur known for? The main crops are **jasmine, chilli and sugarcane**. About 50% of the 868 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Melaiyur Of every 100 households in Melaiyur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melaiyur · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **91% Toilet within the home ****16%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **74% Tap water ****100%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **65% Use banking services ****64%** **47% Television ****82%** **86% Mobile phone ****61%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **7% Own their home ****80%** **84% 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 Melaiyur? ■ Melaiyur · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1079** **949 Working population ****53.6%** **52.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.9% for men and 74.0% for women. 57% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 92 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (12%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 132 (17%) · **■** Marginal 442 (58%) 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 Aruppukkottai - Muthuramalingapuram1,591 people - Velayudhapuram1,553 people - Thiruvirunthalpuram1,450 people - Paralachi1,432 people - Kanakai1,417 people - Gopalapuram1,307 people - Kurunjakulam1,267 people - Keelkudi1,264 people [All 75 villages in Aruppukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/aruppukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melaiyur?618114 - How far is Melaiyur from Virudhunagar?45 km by road - What is the population of Melaiyur?1,420 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melaiyur in?Virudhunagar district (Aruppukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melaiyur?80.9% (Census 2011)