About Mecode Village

Mecode is one of the larger villages in Kalkulam tehsil, in the district of Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,541, made up of 2,757 males and 2,784 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1935.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 629177, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mecode Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mecode village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kanniyakumari
Tehsil	Kalkulam
Pincode	629177
Area (hectares)	1935.9 hectares
Population	5,541
Male Population	2,757
Female Population	2,784
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,010
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mecode compares

By the 2011 count Mecode is the 9th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 6,667 residents. Its 1935.9 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Mecode

Mecode is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mecode as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kalkulam, Kannanoor, Kattathurai and Kattimancode. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Mecode

As per the Census of India 2011, Mecode village had a population of 5,541. That makes it the 9th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,667 residents.

Mecode village has 2,757 males and 2,784 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mecode has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Mecode is 629177. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mecode covers 1935.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mecode falls under Kalkulam tehsil of Kanniyakumari district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Mecode notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mecode.

Mecode is in Kalkulam tehsil of Kanniyakumari district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.