# Melpathi Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore 

# Melpathi

Melpathi is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607802**. The 2011 Census counted **1,587 people in 371 households**, the 85th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 1,587people (2011)
- 371households
- 74.6%literacy
- 607802PIN code

## Melpathi PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code607802
- Gram panchayatMelpathi
- Community development blockKammapuram
- Census village code637174

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

## How far is Melpathi 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 Melpathi?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Melpathi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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 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 Melpathi

Of every 100 households in Melpathi in 2011, 90 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Melpathi · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**83%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**79%

Use banking services ****43%**

**54%

Television ****87%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**22%

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

**1%

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

**6%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Melpathi?

■ Melpathi · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**852

Working population ****39.6%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 65.5% for women. 58% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 117 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 208 (33%) · **■** Marginal 292 (46%)

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

- T. Poudaiyur1,686 people
- Sathukudal1,652 people
- Kattuparur1,630 people
- Veppankurichi1,624 people
- Perundurai1,577 people
- Maligaimedu1,555 people
- Niramani1,540 people
- Ponneri1,489 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melpathi?607802
- How far is Melpathi from Cuddalore?40 km by road
- What is the population of Melpathi?1,587 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melpathi in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Melpathi?74.6% (Census 2011)