# Melkanagampattu Village, Chengalpattu – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/melkanagampattu/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Melkanagampattu Melkanagampattu is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603105**. The 2011 Census counted **483 people in 124 households**, the 113th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 483people (2011) - 124households - 68.7%literacy - 603105PIN code ## Melkanagampattu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melkanagampattu is 603105.** Melkanagampattu falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603105 - Gram panchayatArungundram - Community development blockThiruporur - Census village code629525 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melkanagampattu from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)56 km by road - Tirukalukundram (nearest town)11 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 Melkanagampattu? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Melkanagampattu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Manamathy - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukalukundram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 22 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 Melkanagampattu known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 39% of the 129 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Melkanagampattu Of every 100 households in Melkanagampattu in 2011, 95 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 66 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melkanagampattu · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****4%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **60% Tap water ****98%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **48% Use banking services ****57%** **48% Television ****90%** **91% Mobile phone ****82%** **74% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****66%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****1%** **3% Own their home ****98%** **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 Melkanagampattu? ■ Melkanagampattu · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****655** **969 Working population ****56.1%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.3% for men and 59.0% for women. 60% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 190 (70%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 56 (21%) · **■** Marginal 22 (8%) 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 - Amirthampallam529 people - Chinnavippedu527 people - Edarkundram516 people - Hasthinapuram490 people - Rayamangalam478 people - Sasthirambakkam468 people - Murugamangalam460 people - Valavanthangal449 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melkanagampattu?603105 - How far is Melkanagampattu from Kancheepuram?56 km by road - What is the population of Melkanagampattu?483 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melkanagampattu in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melkanagampattu?68.7% (Census 2011)