# Melachur Village, Srikalahasti, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/srikalahasti/melachur/ Village · Srikalahasti, Chittoor # Melachur Melachur is a village in Srikalahasti sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517620**. The 2011 Census counted **842 people in 216 households**, the 29th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.8%. - 842people (2011) - 216households - 54.4%literacy - 517620PIN code ## Melachur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melachur is 517620.** Melachur falls in Srikalahasti sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517620 - Gram panchayatMelachur - Community development blockSrikalahasti - Census village code595822 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melachur from nearby towns? - Srikalahasti (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)118 km by road - Srikalahasti (nearest town)10 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 Melachur? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Melachur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 school10+ km · Venkatagiri - ○Degree college10+ km · Venkatagiri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Venkatagiri - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ 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 Melachur known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 3% of the 3,315 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Melachur Of every 100 households in Melachur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melachur · ■ Srikalahasti rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **90% Toilet within the home ****14%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **80% Tap water ****100%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **73% Use banking services ****29%** **63% Television ****52%** **52% Mobile phone ****54%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **26% Own their home ****97%** **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 Melachur? ■ Melachur · ■ Srikalahasti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.4%** **61.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **998 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1148** **951 Working population ****61.9%** **47.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.1% for men and 46.0% for women. 65% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 296 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (28%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (4%) · **■** Marginal 54 (10%) 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 Srikalahasti - Penubaka870 people - Kammakothur861 people - Kapugunneri856 people - Appalayagunta845 people - Bokkasam Palem837 people - Bahadur Venkatapuram825 people - Papanapalle766 people - Guntakindapalle722 people [All 66 villages in Srikalahasti](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/srikalahasti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melachur?517620 - How far is Melachur from Chittoor?118 km by road - What is the population of Melachur?842 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melachur in?Chittoor district (Srikalahasti sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Melachur?54.4% (Census 2011)