# Melkuppam Village, Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram 

# Melkuppam

Melkuppam is a village in Tirukalukundram sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603104**. The 2011 Census counted **52 people in 11 households**, the 95th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 52people (2011)
- 11households
- 70.2%literacy
- 603104PIN code

## Melkuppam PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code603104
- Gram panchayatKadambady
- Community development blockTirukalukundram
- Census village code629877

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

## How far is Melkuppam from nearby towns?

- Tirukalukundram (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)58 km by road
- Mamallapuram (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 Melkuppam?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Melkuppam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kadambady
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Manamai
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Tirukalukundram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kelambakkam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)22 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 Melkuppam known for?

The main crops are **paddy and watermelon**. About 27% of the 189 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Melkuppam

Of every 100 households in Melkuppam in 2011, 100 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 73 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Melkuppam · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**71%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**63%

Use banking services ****64%**

**42%

Television ****100%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****73%**

**38%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**5%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Melkuppam?

■ Melkuppam · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1364**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****4000**

**955

Working population ****30.8%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 65.4% for women. 59% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 10 (62%) · **■** Other work 4 (25%) · **■** Marginal 2 (12%)

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

- Melapattu224 people
- Kankeyamkuppam168 people
- Pudupattinam148 people
- Janakipuram128 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melkuppam?603104
- How far is Melkuppam from Kancheepuram?58 km by road
- What is the population of Melkuppam?52 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melkuppam in?Kancheepuram district (Tirukalukundram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Melkuppam?70.2% (Census 2011)