Geographic Location of Melkarai

The village Melkarai is located in Nanguneri Taluk of Tirunelveli District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Singikulam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kalakadu Community Development Block. The nearest town is Kalakad, which is about 15 kilometers away from Melkarai.

Travel and Communication for Melkarai

The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Melkarai,
Tirunelveli,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 627152

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Melkarai

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A brief summary of available data for Melkarai is given below:

Social Structure of Melkarai

As per available data from the year 2009, 1627 persons live in 382 house holds in the village Melkarai. There are 805 female individuals and 822 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.48% and males constitute 50.52% of the total population.

There are 136 scheduled castes persons of which 77 are females and 59 are males. Females constitute 56.62% and males constitute 43.38% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 8.36% of the total population.

Population density of Melkarai is 233.96 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Melkarai

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Total area of Melkarai is 695.41 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 124.61 ha. About 10.08 ha is un-irrigated area. About 114.53 ha is irrigated area. About 40.72 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 73.81 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 229.37 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 0.14 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 39.61 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 0.4 ha is culturable waste land. About 231.13 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 70.15 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Melkarai

There are 2 government pre-primary schools in the village Melkarai.

There is a government primary school in the village Melkarai.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Singikulam(new), which is less than 5 kms away from Melkarai.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Edayankulam, which is 5-10 kms away from Melkarai.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Edayankulam, which is 5-10 kms away from Melkarai.

Colleges in Melkarai

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Govindapperi, which is 5-10 kms away from Melkarai.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Melathidiyur, which is less than 5 kms away from Melkarai.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Tirunelveli, which is more than 10 kms away from Melkarai.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Tirunelveli, which is more than 10 kms away from Melkarai.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Tharuvai, which is 5-10 kms away from Melkarai.

Other Educational Facilities in Melkarai

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Tirunelveli, which is more than 10 kms away from Melkarai.

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Melkarai.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Tirunelveli, which is more than 10 kms away from Melkarai.

Healthcare Facilities in Melkarai

There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Melkarai.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Melkarai.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Melkarai.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Melkarai.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Melkarai.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Melkarai.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Melkarai.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Melkarai.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Melkarai.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Melkarai or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Melkarai.

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