# Melendal Village, Tiruchuli, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/tiruchuli/melendal/ Village · Tiruchuli, Virudhunagar # Melendal Melendal is a village in Tiruchuli sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626607**. The 2011 Census counted **662 people in 178 households**, the 56th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%. - 662people (2011) - 178households - 74.8%literacy - 626607PIN code ## Melendal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melendal is 626607.** Melendal falls in Tiruchuli sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626607 - Gram panchayatVidathakulam - Community development blockTiruchuli - Census village code641536 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melendal from nearby towns? - Tiruchuli (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)46 km by road - Aruppukkottai (nearest town)26 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 Melendal? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Melendal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Athithnanendal - ○Degree college10+ km · Aruppukkottai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pannaimoondradaippu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - 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 Melendal known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sesame seeds**. About 43% of the 144 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Melendal Of every 100 households in Melendal in 2011, 84 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melendal · ■ Tiruchuli rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **84% Toilet within the home ****1%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **88% Tap water ****100%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **82% Use banking services ****47%** **41% Television ****97%** **88% Mobile phone ****55%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****21%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **7% Own their home ****91%** **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 Melendal? ■ Melendal · ■ Tiruchuli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%** **74.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012** **984 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029** **929 Working population ****56.6%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.7% for men and 67.0% for women. 61% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 31 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 282 (75%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 58 (15%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%) 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 - Kuraiyaravasithan706 people - Sullankudi700 people - Udaiyananpatti681 people - Mayaleri674 people - Naduvappacheri651 people - Muthaneri637 people - Nallukkurichi633 people - Kallumadaipulangulam629 people [All 150 villages in Tiruchuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/tiruchuli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melendal?626607 - How far is Melendal from Virudhunagar?46 km by road - What is the population of Melendal?662 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melendal in?Virudhunagar district (Tiruchuli sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melendal?74.8% (Census 2011)