# Melpappanapattu Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore 

# Melpappanapattu

Melpappanapattu is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607802**. The 2011 Census counted **1,829 people in 429 households**, the 70th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 1,829people (2011)
- 429households
- 79.8%literacy
- 607802PIN code

## Melpappanapattu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melpappanapattu is 607802.** Melpappanapattu falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code607802
- Gram panchayatMelpathi
- Community development blockKammapuram
- Census village code637175

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

## How far is Melpappanapattu from nearby towns?

- Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)40 km by road
- Gangaikondan (nearest town)1 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 Melpappanapattu?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Melpappanapattu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gangaikondan
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gangaikondan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Neyveli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Velayamadevi Kilpathi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)20 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.

## Homes and amenities in Melpappanapattu

Of every 100 households in Melpappanapattu in 2011, 99 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Melpappanapattu · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**83%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**79%

Use banking services ****64%**

**54%

Television ****88%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**22%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**6%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 Melpappanapattu?

■ Melpappanapattu · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1051**

**852

Working population ****32.4%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 70.6% for women. 55% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 406 (68%) · **■** Marginal 171 (29%)

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

- Aivadugudi1,938 people
- Sathiyam1,903 people
- Vannankudikadu1,866 people
- Palaiyapattinam1,864 people
- Pavalangudi1,782 people
- Siruvambur1,770 people
- Alichikudi1,763 people
- Manavalanallur1,753 people

[All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melpappanapattu?607802
- How far is Melpappanapattu from Cuddalore?40 km by road
- What is the population of Melpappanapattu?1,829 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melpappanapattu in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Melpappanapattu?79.8% (Census 2011)