# Melaiyur Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/melaiyur/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Melaiyur Melaiyur is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603108**. The 2011 Census counted **1,283 people in 316 households**, the 63rd largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 1,283people (2011) - 316households - 75.2%literacy - 603108PIN code ## Melaiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melaiyur is 603108.** Melaiyur falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603108 - Gram panchayatMelaiyur - Community development blockThiruporur - Census village code629457 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melaiyur from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)70 km by road - Thiruporur (nearest town)12 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 Melaiyur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Melaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 · Nellikuppam - ○Degree college10+ km · Maraimalainagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Melaiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and vegetables**. About 25% of the 276 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Melaiyur Of every 100 households in Melaiyur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melaiyur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **96% Toilet within the home ****4%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **60% Tap water ****98%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **48% Use banking services ****36%** **48% Television ****92%** **91% Mobile phone ****57%** **74% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****39%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****97%** **85% 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 Melaiyur? ■ Melaiyur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908** **969 Working population ****60.1%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.2% for men and 66.0% for women. 65% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 46 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 255 (33%) · **■** Household industry 29 (4%) · **■** Other work 256 (33%) · **■** Marginal 185 (24%) 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 Chengalpattu - Kondamangalam1,324 people - Amoor1,320 people - Kizhur1,305 people - Thandarai1,299 people - Kolathur1,279 people - Thiruvadisoolam1,254 people - Appur1,244 people - Kottamedu1,233 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melaiyur?603108 - How far is Melaiyur from Kancheepuram?70 km by road - What is the population of Melaiyur?1,283 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melaiyur in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melaiyur?75.2% (Census 2011)