# Melaparuttiyur Village, Tiruchuli, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/tiruchuli/melaparuttiyur/ Village · Tiruchuli, Virudhunagar # Melaparuttiyur Melaparuttiyur is a village in Tiruchuli sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626612**. The 2011 Census counted **987 people in 277 households**, the 36th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%. - 987people (2011) - 277households - 84.7%literacy - 626612PIN code ## Melaparuttiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melaparuttiyur is 626612.** Melaparuttiyur falls in Tiruchuli sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626612 - Gram panchayatMelaparuthiyur - Community development blockNarikudi - Census village code641526 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melaparuttiyur from nearby towns? - Tiruchuli (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)55 km by road - Aruppukkottai (nearest town)38 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 Melaparuttiyur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Melaparuttiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Veeracholan - ○Degree college10+ km · Aruppukkottai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pannaimoondradaippu - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - 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 Melaparuttiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sesame seeds**. About 43% of the 643 hectares of village land is sown, and 235 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 Melaparuttiyur Of every 100 households in Melaparuttiyur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melaparuttiyur · ■ Tiruchuli rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **84% Toilet within the home ****4%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **88% Tap water ****99%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **82% Use banking services ****75%** **41% Television ****91%** **88% Mobile phone ****51%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **7% Own their home ****86%** **91% 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 Melaparuttiyur? ■ Melaparuttiyur · ■ Tiruchuli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%** **74.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962** **984 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **929 Working population ****54.5%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.0% for men and 76.0% for women. 61% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 92 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (21%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 157 (29%) · **■** Marginal 165 (31%) 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 Tiruchuli - Nathaikulam1,075 people - Sottamuri1,015 people - Velaneri1,012 people - Veerakudi1,008 people - Sethupuram948 people - Minakkulam925 people - Karendal866 people - Vidathakulam862 people [All 150 villages in Tiruchuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/tiruchuli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melaparuttiyur?626612 - How far is Melaparuttiyur from Virudhunagar?55 km by road - What is the population of Melaparuttiyur?987 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melaparuttiyur in?Virudhunagar district (Tiruchuli sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melaparuttiyur?84.7% (Census 2011)