# Melapalaiyur Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/melapalaiyur/ Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore # Melapalaiyur Melapalaiyur is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606110**. The 2011 Census counted **1,696 people in 458 households**, the 79th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 1,696people (2011) - 458households - 65.6%literacy - 606110PIN code ## Melapalaiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melapalaiyur is 606110.** Melapalaiyur falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606110 - Gram panchayatMelapalaiyur - Community development blockKammapuram - Census village code637199 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melapalaiyur from nearby towns? - Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)78 km by road - Virudhachalam (nearest town)18 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 Melapalaiyur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Melapalaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Keeranur - ○Degree college10+ km · Virudhachalam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Virudhachalam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)18 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 Melapalaiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 78% of the 261 hectares of village land is sown, and 205 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 Melapalaiyur Of every 100 households in Melapalaiyur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Melapalaiyur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****10%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **83% Tap water ****100%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **79% Use banking services ****74%** **54% Television ****90%** **87% Mobile phone ****52%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****100%** **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 Melapalaiyur? ■ Melapalaiyur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1075** **852 Working population ****53.2%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.1% for men and 55.2% for women. 56% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 185 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 337 (37%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 54 (6%) · **■** Marginal 320 (35%) 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 Virudhachalam - Tharmanallur1,738 people - Periyavadavadi1,737 people - Sathukudal1,733 people - Siruvarappur1,717 people - Idaiyur1,686 people - T. Poudaiyur1,686 people - Sathukudal1,652 people - Kattuparur1,630 people [All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melapalaiyur?606110 - How far is Melapalaiyur from Cuddalore?78 km by road - What is the population of Melapalaiyur?1,696 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melapalaiyur in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melapalaiyur?65.6% (Census 2011)