# Melamadai Village, Sattur, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/sattur/melamadai/ Village · Sattur, Virudhunagar # Melamadai Melamadai is a village in Sattur sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626202**. The 2011 Census counted **5,619 people in 1,652 households**, the 1st largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 5,619people (2011) - 1,652households - 74.4%literacy - 626202PIN code ## Melamadai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melamadai is 626202.** Melamadai falls in Sattur sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626202 - Gram panchayatIrukkangudi, Nathathupatti , K.Mettupatti - Community development blockSattur - Census village code641719 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melamadai from nearby towns? - Sattur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)32 km by road - Sattur (nearest town)10 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 Melamadai? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Melamadai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · N.Mettupatti - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sattur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sattur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, 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 Melamadai known for? The main crops are **paddy, corn and whole green gram**. Products made here include match box. About 28% of the 886 hectares of village land is sown, and 194 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 Melamadai Of every 100 households in Melamadai in 2011, 93 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Melamadai · ■ Sattur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****7%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **85% Tap water ****98%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **66% Use banking services ****20%** **33% Television ****86%** **85% Mobile phone ****42%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **8% Own their home ****90%** **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 Melamadai? ■ Melamadai · ■ Sattur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999** **1022 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990** **957 Working population ****50.9%** **55.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.4% for men and 65.3% for women. 58% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 434 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,230 (43%) · **■** Household industry 36 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,023 (36%) · **■** Marginal 137 (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 Sattur - Kangarakottai5,302 people - Surankudi5,195 people - Sevalpatti4,806 people - Othaiyal Mettupatti4,151 people [All 61 villages in Sattur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/sattur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melamadai?626202 - How far is Melamadai from Virudhunagar?32 km by road - What is the population of Melamadai?5,619 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melamadai in?Virudhunagar district (Sattur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melamadai?74.4% (Census 2011)