# Melur Village, Tittakudi, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Tittakudi, Cuddalore 

# Melur

Melur is a village in Tittakudi sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606111**. The 2011 Census counted **1,916 people in 546 households**, the 39th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 1,916people (2011)
- 546households
- 58.5%literacy
- 606111PIN code

## Melur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melur is 606111.** Melur falls in Tittakudi sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606111
- Gram panchayatMelur
- Community development blockNallur
- Census village code637282

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

## How far is Melur from nearby towns?

- Tittakudi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)65 km by road
- Pennadam (nearest town)9 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 Melur?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Melur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tholar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Virudhachalam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pennadam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Melur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and corn**. About 39% of the 384 hectares of village land is sown, and 129 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 Melur

Of every 100 households in Melur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Melur · ■ Tittakudi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**85%

Tap water ****100%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**78%

Use banking services ****58%**

**62%

Television ****87%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Melur?

■ Melur · ■ Tittakudi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**873

Working population ****61.0%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.1% for men and 46.7% for women. 59% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 275 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 161 (14%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (2%) · **■** Marginal 704 (60%)

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

- Edacheruvai2,079 people
- Thazhanallur1,988 people
- Vadakarampoondi1,976 people
- Alambadi1,961 people
- Pullur1,894 people
- Pattakurichi1,856 people
- Adari1,834 people
- Naraiyur S.1,824 people

[All 128 villages in Tittakudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/tittakudi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melur?606111
- How far is Melur from Cuddalore?65 km by road
- What is the population of Melur?1,916 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melur in?Cuddalore district (Tittakudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Melur?58.5% (Census 2011)