# Melamaiyur Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/melamaiyur/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Melamaiyur Melamaiyur is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600302**. The 2011 Census counted **8,468 people in 2,153 households**, the 4th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 8,468people (2011) - 2,153households - 92.9%literacy - 600302PIN code ## Melamaiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melamaiyur is 600302.** Melamaiyur falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code600302 - Gram panchayatMelamaiyur - Community development blockKattankolattur - Census village code629507 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melamaiyur from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)35 km by road - Chengalpattu (nearest town)5 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 Melamaiyur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Melamaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chengalpattu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chengalpattu - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Melamaiyur known for? About 4% of the 201 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Melamaiyur Of every 100 households in Melamaiyur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 63 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Melamaiyur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****71%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****29%** **60% Tap water ****70%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%** **48% Use banking services ****74%** **48% Television ****95%** **91% Mobile phone ****76%** **74% Computer with internet ****13%** **3% Two-wheeler ****63%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **4% None of these assets ****1%** **3% Own their home ****76%** **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 Melamaiyur? ■ Melamaiyur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.9%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1138** **969 Working population ****39.5%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.8% for men and 90.1% for women. 58% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 73 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (1%) · **■** Household industry 71 (2%) · **■** Other work 2,219 (66%) · **■** Marginal 937 (28%) 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 - Mannivakkam13,308 people - Athur11,981 people - Thaiyur10,675 people - Karanaipuducheri7,467 people - Pudupakkam7,279 people - Kannathur Reddy Kuppam6,972 people - Palur6,964 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melamaiyur?600302 - How far is Melamaiyur from Kancheepuram?35 km by road - What is the population of Melamaiyur?8,468 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melamaiyur in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melamaiyur?92.9% (Census 2011)