# Melapuduppettai Village, Kurinjipadi, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kurinjipadi/melapuduppettai/ Village · Kurinjipadi, Cuddalore # Melapuduppettai Melapuduppettai is a village in Kurinjipadi sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607302**. The 2011 Census counted **1,329 people in 319 households**, the 36th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 1,329people (2011) - 319households - 74.0%literacy - 607302PIN code ## Melapuduppettai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melapuduppettai is 607302.** Melapuduppettai falls in Kurinjipadi sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code607302 - Gram panchayatMelapudupettai - Community development blockKurinjipadi - Census village code636734 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melapuduppettai from nearby towns? - Kurinjipadi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)30 km by road - Kurinjipadi (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 Melapuduppettai? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Melapuduppettai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 school5–10 km · Kurinjipadi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kurinjipadi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kurinjipadi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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 Melapuduppettai known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 38% of the 101 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Melapuduppettai Of every 100 households in Melapuduppettai in 2011, 98 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Melapuduppettai · ■ Kurinjipadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****6%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **77% Tap water ****99%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%** **70% Use banking services ****30%** **43% Television ****90%** **90% Mobile phone ****60%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****6%** **4% Own their home ****97%** **92% 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 Melapuduppettai? ■ Melapuduppettai · ■ Kurinjipadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700** **876 Working population ****46.9%** **46.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.8% for men and 64.3% for women. 56% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 69 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 330 (53%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 92 (15%) · **■** Marginal 128 (21%) 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 Kurinjipadi - Annadanampettai1,599 people - Kothavacheri1,538 people - Kanjamandanpettai1,416 people - Kurinjipadi1,400 people - Veludayanpattu1,296 people - Kesavanarayanapuram1,288 people - Vanadirayapuram1,231 people - Adinarayanapuram1,137 people [All 53 villages in Kurinjipadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kurinjipadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melapuduppettai?607302 - How far is Melapuduppettai from Cuddalore?30 km by road - What is the population of Melapuduppettai?1,329 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melapuduppettai in?Cuddalore district (Kurinjipadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melapuduppettai?74.0% (Census 2011)