# Melapattamkarisalkulam Village, Rajapalayam – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/rajapalayam/melapattamkarisalkulam/ Village · Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar # Melapattamkarisalkulam Melapattamkarisalkulam is a village in Rajapalayam sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626110**. The 2011 Census counted **2,667 people in 747 households**, the 21st largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%. - 2,667people (2011) - 747households - 75.5%literacy - 626110PIN code ## Melapattamkarisalkulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melapattamkarisalkulam is 626110.** Melapattamkarisalkulam falls in Rajapalayam sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626110 - Gram panchayatMelapattamkarisalkulam - Community development blockRajapalayam - Census village code641172 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melapattamkarisalkulam from nearby towns? - Rajapalayam (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)50 km by road - Rajapalayam (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 Melapattamkarisalkulam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Melapattamkarisalkulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rajapalayam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajapalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ayan Kollankondan - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Melapattamkarisalkulam known for? The main crops are **cotton, paddy and sugarcane**. About 58% of the 738 hectares of village land is sown, and 420 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 Melapattamkarisalkulam Of every 100 households in Melapattamkarisalkulam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melapattamkarisalkulam · ■ Rajapalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****40%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****18%** **62% Tap water ****99%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%** **47% Use banking services ****27%** **40% Television ****88%** **85% Mobile phone ****62%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **8% Own their home ****55%** **81% 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 Melapattamkarisalkulam? ■ Melapattamkarisalkulam · ■ Rajapalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%** **77.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986** **924 Working population ****49.1%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.2% for men and 67.8% for women. 59% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 9 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 275 (21%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 879 (67%) · **■** Marginal 131 (10%) 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 Rajapalayam - Vadagarai3,454 people - Ilandiraikondan3,422 people - Vadakkudevadanam2,731 people - Reghunathapuram2,694 people - Rajapalayam2,617 people - Terku Devadanam2,373 people - Nathampatti2,143 people - Solaicheri2,105 people [All 38 villages in Rajapalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/rajapalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melapattamkarisalkulam?626110 - How far is Melapattamkarisalkulam from Virudhunagar?50 km by road - What is the population of Melapattamkarisalkulam?2,667 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melapattamkarisalkulam in?Virudhunagar district (Rajapalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melapattamkarisalkulam?75.5% (Census 2011)