# Melakallankulam Village, Kariapatti, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/kariapatti/melakallankulam/ Village · Kariapatti, Virudhunagar # Melakallankulam Melakallankulam is a village in Kariapatti sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626105**. The 2011 Census counted **2,168 people in 555 households**, the 9th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 2,168people (2011) - 555households - 69.8%literacy - 626105PIN code ## Melakallankulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melakallankulam is 626105.** Melakallankulam falls in Kariapatti sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626105 - Gram panchayatMelakallangulam, Mustakurichi - Community development blockKariapatti - Census village code641378 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melakallankulam from nearby towns? - Kariapatti (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)30 km by road - Kariapatti (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 Melakallankulam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Melakallankulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mustakurichi - ○Degree college10+ km · Aruppukkottai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalkurichi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Melakallankulam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 31% of the 1,000 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Melakallankulam Of every 100 households in Melakallankulam in 2011, 80 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melakallankulam · ■ Kariapatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **88% Toilet within the home ****4%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **89% Tap water ****86%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **77% Use banking services ****32%** **33% Television ****83%** **86% Mobile phone ****40%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **8% Own their home ****98%** **92% 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 Melakallankulam? ■ Melakallankulam · ■ Kariapatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **989 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993** **970 Working population ****58.8%** **53.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.1% for men and 57.3% for women. 62% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 334 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 479 (38%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 238 (19%) · **■** Marginal 222 (17%) 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 Kariapatti - D.Kadambankulam3,588 people - Arasakulam2,336 people - Varalotti2,297 people - Nandikundu2,279 people - Vadakkupuliampatti2,051 people - Kurandi1,974 people - S.Kallupatti1,962 people - Thonugal1,787 people [All 101 villages in Kariapatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/kariapatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melakallankulam?626105 - How far is Melakallankulam from Virudhunagar?30 km by road - What is the population of Melakallankulam?2,168 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melakallankulam in?Virudhunagar district (Kariapatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melakallankulam?69.8% (Census 2011)