# Melkavarapattu Village, Panruti, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Panruti, Cuddalore 

# Melkavarapattu

Melkavarapattu is a village in Panruti sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607112**. The 2011 Census counted **3,628 people in 746 households**, the 32nd largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 3,628people (2011)
- 746households
- 73.9%literacy
- 607112PIN code

## Melkavarapattu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melkavarapattu is 607112.** Melkavarapattu falls in Panruti sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code607112
- Gram panchayatMelkavarapattu
- Community development blockAnnagaramam
- Census village code636542

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

## How far is Melkavarapattu from nearby towns?

- Panruti (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)21 km by road
- Panruti (nearest town)5 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 Melkavarapattu?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Melkavarapattu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Panruti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Senjikumarapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Panruti
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Melkavarapattu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 82% of the 379 hectares of village land is sown, and 311 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 Melkavarapattu

Of every 100 households in Melkavarapattu in 2011, 98 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Melkavarapattu · ■ Panruti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**81%

Tap water ****56%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**77%

Use banking services ****79%**

**48%

Television ****95%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****87%**

**96%

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 Melkavarapattu?

■ Melkavarapattu · ■ Panruti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**877

Working population ****45.0%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 64.7% for women. 57% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 80 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 923 (56%) · **■** Household industry 29 (2%) · **■** Other work 277 (17%) · **■** Marginal 325 (20%)

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 Panruti

- Pulavanur4,090 people
- Tiruvamur3,949 people
- Ezhumedu3,847 people
- Kottambakkam3,662 people
- Natham3,600 people
- Kanisapakkam3,553 people
- Sanniyasipettai3,496 people
- Virasingankuppam3,396 people

[All 94 villages in Panruti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/panruti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melkavarapattu?607112
- How far is Melkavarapattu from Cuddalore?21 km by road
- What is the population of Melkavarapattu?3,628 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melkavarapattu in?Cuddalore district (Panruti sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Melkavarapattu?73.9% (Census 2011)