# Melarajakularaman Village, Rajapalayam – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/rajapalayam/melarajakularaman/ Village · Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar # Melarajakularaman Melarajakularaman is a village in Rajapalayam sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626102**. The 2011 Census counted **16,652 people in 5,238 households**, the 1st largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%. - 16,652people (2011) - 5,238households - 80.2%literacy - 626102PIN code ## Melarajakularaman PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melarajakularaman is 626102.** Melarajakularaman falls in Rajapalayam sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626102 - Gram panchayatChatrapatti , Melarajakularaman - Community development blockRajapalayam - Census village code641181 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melarajakularaman from nearby towns? - Rajapalayam (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)60 km by road - Rajapalayam (nearest town)7 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 Melarajakularaman? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Melarajakularaman; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 12 govt · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 7 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●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 - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajapalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Viluppanur - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Melarajakularaman known for? The main crops are **maize, chilli and cotton**. About 26% of the 2,017 hectares of village land is sown, and 498 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 Melarajakularaman Of every 100 households in Melarajakularaman in 2011, 96 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melarajakularaman · ■ Rajapalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****20%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **62% Tap water ****93%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%** **47% Use banking services ****40%** **40% Television ****87%** **85% Mobile phone ****57%** **55% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****84%** **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 Melarajakularaman? ■ Melarajakularaman · ■ Rajapalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%** **77.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918** **924 Working population ****53.7%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.3% for men and 71.0% for women. 63% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 432 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 967 (11%) · **■** Household industry 435 (5%) · **■** Other work 6,656 (74%) · **■** Marginal 455 (5%) 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 - Sholapuram11,607 people - Muthusamipuram10,288 people - Chokkanathaputtur9,293 people - Ayan Kollankondan9,014 people [All 38 villages in Rajapalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/rajapalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melarajakularaman?626102 - How far is Melarajakularaman from Virudhunagar?60 km by road - What is the population of Melarajakularaman?16,652 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melarajakularaman in?Virudhunagar district (Rajapalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melarajakularaman?80.2% (Census 2011)