Village · Kariapatti, Virudhunagar # Melakanjirangulam Melakanjirangulam is a village in Kariapatti sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 626106. The 2011 Census counted 175 people in 45 households, the 67th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 175 people (2011) - 45 households - 73.3% literacy - 626106 PIN code ## Melakanjirangulam PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Melakanjirangulam is 626106. Melakanjirangulam falls in Kariapatti sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 626106 - Gram panchayat T.Chettikulam - Community development block Kariapatti - Census village code 641442 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Melakanjirangulam from nearby towns? - Kariapatti (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ) 36 km by road - Kariapatti (nearest town) 11 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Melakanjirangulam? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Melakanjirangulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Chettikulam - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kariapatti - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Aruppukkottai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kalkurichi - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Melakanjirangulam known for? The main crops are paddy and ground nut. About 13% of the 380 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Melakanjirangulam Of every 100 households in Melakanjirangulam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melakanjirangulam · ■ Kariapatti rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 88% - Toilet within the home 0% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 89% - Tap water 100% 82% - Drinking water within premises 0% 4% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 20% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 77% - Use banking services 13% 33% - Television 96% 86% - Mobile phone 54% 53% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 11% 14% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 2% 8% - Own their home 96% 92% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Melakanjirangulam? ■ Melakanjirangulam · ■ Kariapatti rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.3% 73.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1011 989 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 562 970 - Working population 28.0% 53.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.1% for men and 58.2% for women. 52% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Farm labourers 16 (33%) · ■ Other work 1 (2%) · ■ Marginal 32 (65%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kariapatti - Manaviyendal 207 people - Kilakanjirangulam 194 people - Periaalangulam 192 people - Keelidayankulam 176 people - Vadakarai 151 people - Vellakulam 142 people - Karungulam Nedungulam 123 people - Sirukulam 109 people All 101 villages in Kariapatti ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melakanjirangulam? 626106 - How far is Melakanjirangulam from Virudhunagar? 36 km by road - What is the population of Melakanjirangulam? 175 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melakanjirangulam in? Virudhunagar district (Kariapatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melakanjirangulam? 73.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/kariapatti/melakanjirangulam/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.