# Melmaruvathur Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/melmaruvathur/ Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram # Melmaruvathur Melmaruvathur is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603319**. The 2011 Census counted **3,367 people in 287 households**, the 9th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%. - 3,367people (2011) - 287households - 96.8%literacy - 603319PIN code ## Melmaruvathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melmaruvathur is 603319.** Melmaruvathur falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603319 - Gram panchayatMelmaruvathur - Community development blockChithamur - Census village code630226 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melmaruvathur from nearby towns? - Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)31 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)66 km by road - Maduranthakam (nearest town)10 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 Melmaruvathur? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Melmaruvathur; 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 · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Medical collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Peruveli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maduranthakam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Melmaruvathur known for? The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 25% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Melmaruvathur Of every 100 households in Melmaruvathur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 62 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Melmaruvathur · ■ Cheyyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **94% Toilet within the home ****96%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **78% Tap water ****90%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%** **74% Use banking services ****84%** **37% Television ****94%** **89% Mobile phone ****82%** **61% Computer with internet ****23%** **1% Two-wheeler ****62%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****51%** **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 Melmaruvathur? ■ Melmaruvathur · ■ Cheyyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****96.8%** **72.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941** **935 Working population ****17.5%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.9% for men and 94.6% for women. 17% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 82 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (2%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (7%) · **■** Marginal 448 (76%) 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 Cheyyur - Koovathur4,534 people - Mugaiyur3,888 people - Sothupakkam3,847 people - Arasur3,779 people - Paramankeni3,325 people - Kayapakkam3,123 people - Kottaikadu3,051 people - Kodur2,867 people [All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melmaruvathur?603319 - How far is Melmaruvathur from Kancheepuram?66 km by road - What is the population of Melmaruvathur?3,367 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melmaruvathur in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melmaruvathur?96.8% (Census 2011)