# Melakadambur Village, Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/melakadambur/ Village · Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore # Melakadambur Melakadambur is a village in Kattumannarkoil sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608304**. The 2011 Census counted **873 people in 237 households**, the 97th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 873people (2011) - 237households - 83.2%literacy - 608304PIN code ## Melakadambur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melakadambur is 608304.** Melakadambur falls in Kattumannarkoil sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608304 - Gram panchayatMelakadambur - Community development blockKattumannar Koil - Census village code637026 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melakadambur from nearby towns? - Kattumannarkoil (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)82 km by road - Kattumannarkoil (nearest town)7 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 Melakadambur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Melakadambur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Chettithangal - ○Degree college5–10 km · Palanchanallur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kattumannarkoil - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 24 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 Melakadambur known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. Products made here include palm oil. About 84% of the 168 hectares of village land is sown, and 139 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 Melakadambur Of every 100 households in Melakadambur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melakadambur · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **95% Toilet within the home ****26%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **80% Tap water ****100%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **81% Use banking services ****20%** **44% Television ****94%** **91% Mobile phone ****62%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **4% 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 Melakadambur? ■ Melakadambur · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****603** **886 Working population ****25.1%** **47.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.4% for men and 76.6% for women. 49% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (5%) · **■** Marginal 206 (94%) 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 Kattumannarkoil - Therkumangudi912 people - Eachampoondi906 people - Vellur900 people - Nalamputhur879 people - Sathavattam850 people - Vadamur845 people - Kunjamedu809 people - Keelavanniyur799 people [All 148 villages in Kattumannarkoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melakadambur?608304 - How far is Melakadambur from Cuddalore?82 km by road - What is the population of Melakadambur?873 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melakadambur in?Cuddalore district (Kattumannarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melakadambur?83.2% (Census 2011)