# Meludaikulam Village, Tiruchuli, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tiruchuli, Virudhunagar 

# Meludaikulam

Meludaikulam is a village in Tiruchuli sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626129**. The 2011 Census counted **48 people in 11 households**, the 105th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%.

- 48people (2011)
- 11households
- 76.7%literacy
- 626129PIN code

## Meludaikulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Meludaikulam is 626129.** Meludaikulam falls in Tiruchuli sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code626129
- Gram panchayatUdayanampatti
- Community development blockTiruchuli
- Census village code641517

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Meludaikulam from nearby towns?

- Tiruchuli (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Virudhunagar (district HQ)38 km by road
- Aruppukkottai (nearest town)19 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 Meludaikulam?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Meludaikulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Udayanampatti
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thiruchuli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aruppukkottai
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pannaimoondradaippu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, 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 Meludaikulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and peas**. About 35% of the 71 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Meludaikulam

Of every 100 households in Meludaikulam in 2011, 85 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Meludaikulam · ■ Tiruchuli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**88%

Tap water ****15%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**82%

Use banking services ****46%**

**41%

Television ****100%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Meludaikulam?

■ Meludaikulam · ■ Tiruchuli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**74.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****655**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**929

Working population ****58.3%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 64.7% for women. 66% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 21 (75%) · **■** Other work 7 (25%)

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

- Kokkulam146 people
- Pulichikulam124 people
- Nadakulam113 people
- Udayarendal61 people
- Kongalakudi36 people
- Uranippatti35 people
- Kallattikulam28 people
- Thondamankulam20 people

[All 150 villages in Tiruchuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/tiruchuli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Meludaikulam?626129
- How far is Meludaikulam from Virudhunagar?38 km by road
- What is the population of Meludaikulam?48 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meludaikulam in?Virudhunagar district (Tiruchuli sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Meludaikulam?76.7% (Census 2011)