# Melmanakkudi Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore 

# Melmanakkudi

Melmanakkudi is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608601**. The 2011 Census counted **1,165 people in 274 households**, the 107th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 1,165people (2011)
- 274households
- 83.6%literacy
- 608601PIN code

## Melmanakkudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melmanakkudi is 608601.** Melmanakkudi falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code608601
- Gram panchayatMelmanakudi
- Community development blockBhuvanagiri
- Census village code636783

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Melmanakkudi from nearby towns?

- Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)47 km by road
- Bhuvanagiri (nearest town)4 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 Melmanakkudi?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Melmanakkudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhuvanagiri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mutlur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bhuvanagiri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 15 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 Melmanakkudi known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 78% of the 209 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 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 Melmanakkudi

Of every 100 households in Melmanakkudi in 2011, 99 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Melmanakkudi · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**69%

Tap water ****35%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**70%

Use banking services ****93%**

**44%

Television ****98%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Melmanakkudi?

■ Melmanakkudi · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****736**

**899

Working population ****45.6%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 75.8% for women. 57% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 181 (34%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 187 (35%) · **■** Marginal 129 (24%)

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 Chidambaram

- Sitheri1,217 people
- C.Melvanniyur1,191 people
- Elanangur1,179 people
- Marudur1,165 people
- Adanur1,145 people
- Puliyagudi1,137 people
- Jayankondan1,113 people
- Kanakkarapattu1,112 people

[All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melmanakkudi?608601
- How far is Melmanakkudi from Cuddalore?47 km by road
- What is the population of Melmanakkudi?1,165 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melmanakkudi in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Melmanakkudi?83.6% (Census 2011)