# Melakandai Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/melakandai/ Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Melakandai Melakandai is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603311**. The 2011 Census counted **812 people in 195 households**, the 108th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 812people (2011) - 195households - 70.0%literacy - 603311PIN code ## Melakandai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melakandai is 603311.** Melakandai falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603311 - Gram panchayatKeelakandai - Community development blockMaduranthakam - Census village code630083 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melakandai from nearby towns? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)80 km by road - Maduranthakam (nearest town)13 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 Melakandai? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Melakandai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Maduranthakam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Peruveli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maduranthakam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 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 Melakandai known for? About 37% of the 332 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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 Melakandai Of every 100 households in Melakandai in 2011, 95 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melakandai · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****4%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **82% Tap water ****98%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **77% Use banking services ****25%** **39% Television ****80%** **89% Mobile phone ****75%** **58% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **95% 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 Melakandai? ■ Melakandai · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095** **959 Working population ****42.7%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.8% for men and 63.1% for women. 60% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 12 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (20%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 259 (75%) 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 Maduranthakam - Nemam823 people - Sendivakkam820 people - Puducheri815 people - Vinayaganallur814 people - Valayaputhur804 people - Mambattu803 people - Chinnavenmani794 people - Soorai783 people [All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melakandai?603311 - How far is Melakandai from Kancheepuram?80 km by road - What is the population of Melakandai?812 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melakandai in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melakandai?70.0% (Census 2011)