# Melakottiyur Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/melakottiyur/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Melakottiyur Melakottiyur is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600127**. The 2011 Census counted **4,865 people in 1,203 households**, the 13th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 4,865people (2011) - 1,203households - 79.3%literacy - 600127PIN code ## Melakottiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melakottiyur is 600127.** Melakottiyur falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code600127 - Gram panchayatMelakottiayur - Community development blockThiruporur - Census village code629407 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melakottiyur from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)70 km by road - Thiruporur (nearest town)15 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 Melakottiyur? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Melakottiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mambakkam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Padur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kelambakkam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Melakottiyur known for? About 10% of the 441 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Melakottiyur Of every 100 households in Melakottiyur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Melakottiyur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **96% Toilet within the home ****44%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **60% Tap water ****86%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%** **48% Use banking services ****53%** **48% Television ****88%** **91% Mobile phone ****82%** **74% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****40%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****3%** **3% Own their home ****71%** **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 Melakottiyur? ■ Melakottiyur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991** **969 Working population ****36.5%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.7% for men and 74.0% for women. 56% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 66 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (2%) · **■** Household industry 45 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,109 (63%) · **■** Marginal 512 (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 Chengalpattu - Kayarambedu6,086 people - Padur5,710 people - Thandalam5,546 people - Kelambakkam5,189 people - Paiyanur4,532 people - Nallambakkam4,123 people - Nemmeli3,822 people - Sembakkam3,700 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melakottiyur?600127 - How far is Melakottiyur from Kancheepuram?70 km by road - What is the population of Melakottiyur?4,865 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melakottiyur in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melakottiyur?79.3% (Census 2011)