# Melakandamangalam Village, Aruppukkottai – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/aruppukkottai/melakandamangalam/ Village · Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar # Melakandamangalam Melakandamangalam is a village in Aruppukkottai sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626129**. The 2011 Census counted **2,111 people in 544 households**, the 17th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 2,111people (2011) - 544households - 85.8%literacy - 626129PIN code ## Melakandamangalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melakandamangalam is 626129.** Melakandamangalam falls in Aruppukkottai sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626129 - Gram panchayatKulasekaranallur - Community development blockTiruchuli - Census village code641639 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melakandamangalam from nearby towns? - Aruppukkottai (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)33 km by road - Aruppukkottai (nearest town)12 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 Melakandamangalam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Melakandamangalam; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thiruchuli - ○Degree college10+ km · Aruppukkottai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Soolakkarai - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated 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 Melakandamangalam known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and corn**. About 52% of the 358 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Melakandamangalam Of every 100 households in Melakandamangalam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melakandamangalam · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **91% Toilet within the home ****45%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **74% Tap water ****58%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **65% Use banking services ****52%** **47% Television ****90%** **86% Mobile phone ****79%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **7% Own their home ****46%** **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 Melakandamangalam? ■ Melakandamangalam · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975** **949 Working population ****44.5%** **52.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.1% for men and 80.1% for women. 59% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 14 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (12%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 783 (83%) · **■** Marginal 22 (2%) 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 - Kallorani2,798 people - Puliyuran2,534 people - Thummuchinnampatti2,469 people - Amanakkunatham2,166 people - Chettikulam1,992 people - Kalayarkarisalkulam1,971 people - Maravarperungudi1,971 people - Kallumadam1,934 people [All 75 villages in Aruppukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/aruppukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melakandamangalam?626129 - How far is Melakandamangalam from Virudhunagar?33 km by road - What is the population of Melakandamangalam?2,111 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melakandamangalam in?Virudhunagar district (Aruppukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melakandamangalam?85.8% (Census 2011)