# Melakalpoondi Village, Tittakudi, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/tittakudi/melakalpoondi/ Village · Tittakudi, Cuddalore # Melakalpoondi Melakalpoondi is a village in Tittakudi sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606303**. The 2011 Census counted **1,262 people in 291 households**, the 78th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%. - 1,262people (2011) - 291households - 71.8%literacy - 606303PIN code ## Melakalpoondi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melakalpoondi is 606303.** Melakalpoondi falls in Tittakudi sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606303 - Gram panchayatMelakalpoondi - Community development blockMangalur - Census village code637299 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melakalpoondi from nearby towns? - Tittakudi (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)111 km by road - Tittakudi (nearest town)21 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 Melakalpoondi? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Melakalpoondi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kilakalpoondi - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tholudur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Vaidhyanathapuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tittakudi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 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 Melakalpoondi known for? The main crops are **corn, paddy and sugarcane**. About 70% of the 477 hectares of village land is sown, and 336 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 Melakalpoondi Of every 100 households in Melakalpoondi in 2011, 87 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melakalpoondi · ■ Tittakudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **93% Toilet within the home ****9%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **85% Tap water ****65%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **78% Use banking services ****91%** **62% Television ****78%** **83% Mobile phone ****76%** **66% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **7% 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 Melakalpoondi? ■ Melakalpoondi · ■ Tittakudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%** **68.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1164** **873 Working population ****63.5%** **56.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.2% for men and 63.5% for women. 66% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 110 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (3%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (4%) · **■** Marginal 624 (78%) 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 Tittakudi - Pattur1,386 people - Dheevalur1,368 people - Kandamathan1,307 people - Vaiyankudi1,275 people - Pulikarambalur1,248 people - Arugeri1,218 people - Lakshmanapuram1,212 people - Chitheri1,208 people [All 128 villages in Tittakudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/tittakudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melakalpoondi?606303 - How far is Melakalpoondi from Cuddalore?111 km by road - What is the population of Melakalpoondi?1,262 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melakalpoondi in?Cuddalore district (Tittakudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melakalpoondi?71.8% (Census 2011)