# Melapattu Village, Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram 

# Melapattu

Melapattu is a village in Tirukalukundram sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603104**. The 2011 Census counted **224 people in 62 households**, the 91st largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 224people (2011)
- 62households
- 75.0%literacy
- 603104PIN code

## Melapattu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melapattu is 603104.** Melapattu falls in Tirukalukundram sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603104
- Gram panchayatKothimangalam
- Community development blockTirukalukundram
- Census village code629871

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Melapattu from nearby towns?

- Tirukalukundram (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)54 km by road
- Tirukalukundram (nearest town)6 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 Melapattu?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Melapattu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Nelvoy
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Irumbuli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirukalukundram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Melapattu known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 21% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Melapattu

Of every 100 households in Melapattu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Melapattu · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**71%

Tap water ****39%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**63%

Use banking services ****5%**

**42%

Television ****83%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****55%**

**38%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**88%

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 Melapattu?

■ Melapattu · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****538**

**955

Working population ****67.4%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 65.7% for women. 69% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 69 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (26%) · **■** Other work 33 (22%) · **■** Marginal 9 (6%)

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 Tirukalukundram

- Thunjam336 people
- Narasankuppam319 people
- Punnapattu264 people
- Kalpakkam254 people
- Kankeyamkuppam168 people
- Pudupattinam148 people
- Janakipuram128 people
- Melkuppam52 people

[All 101 villages in Tirukalukundram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tirukalukundram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melapattu?603104
- How far is Melapattu from Kancheepuram?54 km by road
- What is the population of Melapattu?224 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melapattu in?Kancheepuram district (Tirukalukundram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Melapattu?75.0% (Census 2011)