# Melapattu Village, Nagari, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/nagari/melapattu/ Village · Nagari, Chittoor # Melapattu Melapattu is a village in Nagari sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517590**. The 2011 Census counted **833 people in 216 households**, the 15th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%. - 833people (2011) - 216households - 59.4%literacy - 517590PIN code ## Melapattu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melapattu is 517590.** Melapattu falls in Nagari sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517590 - Gram panchayatMelapattu - Community development blockNagari - Census village code596392 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melapattu from nearby towns? - Nagari (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)60 km by road - Nagari (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 Melapattu? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Melapattu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school5–10 km · Nagari - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nagari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Puttur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated 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 Melapattu known for? The main crops are **ground nut, sugar cane and paddy**. About 34% of the 451 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Melapattu Of every 100 households in Melapattu in 2011, 99 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melapattu · ■ Nagari rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **91% Toilet within the home ****17%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **87% Tap water ****100%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **85% Use banking services ****14%** **31% Television ****69%** **62% Mobile phone ****64%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****18%** **23% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Melapattu? ■ Melapattu · ■ Nagari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%** **64.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042** **1030 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818** **935 Working population ****48.1%** **46.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.6% for men and 48.8% for women. 60% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 57 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 288 (72%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (9%) · **■** Marginal 13 (3%) 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 Nagari - Venkatanarasimha -Rajuvaripet1,843 people - Mittapalem1,643 people - Velavadi1,342 people - Taduku1,102 people - Tiruvengamambapuram679 people - Kavetipuram577 people - Saraswathivilasapuram334 people - Kannikapuram244 people [All 20 villages in Nagari](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/nagari/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melapattu?517590 - How far is Melapattu from Chittoor?60 km by road - What is the population of Melapattu?833 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melapattu in?Chittoor district (Nagari sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Melapattu?59.4% (Census 2011)