# Melumoy Village, Gangavaram, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/gangavaram/melumoy/ Village · Gangavaram, Chittoor # Melumoy Melumoy is a village in Gangavaram sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517408**. The 2011 Census counted **4,280 people in 1,042 households**, the 4th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%. - 4,280people (2011) - 1,042households - 67.5%literacy - 517408PIN code ## Melumoy PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melumoy is 517408.** Melumoy falls in Gangavaram sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517408 - Gram panchayatMelumoy - Community development blockGangavaram - Census village code596591 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melumoy from nearby towns? - Gangavaram (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)46 km by road - Palamaner (nearest town)6 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 Melumoy? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Melumoy; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gangavaram - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Gangavaram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Palamaner - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 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, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Melumoy known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugar cane**. About 46% of the 1,029 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Melumoy Of every 100 households in Melumoy in 2011, 87 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melumoy · ■ Gangavaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **85% Toilet within the home ****10%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **85% Tap water ****75%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **86% Use banking services ****61%** **63% Television ****49%** **44% Mobile phone ****63%** **53% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****20%** **26% Own their home ****94%** **93% 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 Melumoy? ■ Melumoy · ■ Gangavaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%** **66.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1130** **973 Working population ****52.9%** **54.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.0% for men and 55.9% for women. 62% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 448 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,254 (55%) · **■** Household industry 26 (1%) · **■** Other work 231 (10%) · **■** Marginal 304 (13%) 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 Gangavaram - Gangavaram7,183 people - Gandrajupalle6,949 people - Dandapalle4,987 people - Keelapatla3,804 people - Kothapalle3,331 people - Mamadugu3,318 people - Gundugallu3,112 people [All 16 villages in Gangavaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/gangavaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melumoy?517408 - How far is Melumoy from Chittoor?46 km by road - What is the population of Melumoy?4,280 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melumoy in?Chittoor district (Gangavaram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Melumoy?67.5% (Census 2011)