# Melpakkam Village, Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram 

# Melpakkam

Melpakkam is a village in Uthiramerur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603402**. The 2011 Census counted **581 people in 163 households**, the 84th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 581people (2011)
- 163households
- 68.2%literacy
- 603402PIN code

## Melpakkam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melpakkam is 603402.** Melpakkam falls in Uthiramerur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603402
- Gram panchayatMelpakkam
- Community development blockUthiramerur
- Census village code629749

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

## How far is Melpakkam from nearby towns?

- Uthiramerur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)21 km by road
- Uthiramerur (nearest town)9 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 Melpakkam?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Melpakkam; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kaliyampoondi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Uthiramerur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Uthiramerur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 10 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 Melpakkam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 29% of the 562 hectares of village land is sown, and 141 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 Melpakkam

Of every 100 households in Melpakkam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Melpakkam · ■ Uthiramerur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**83%

Tap water ****98%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**28%

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

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**72%

Use banking services ****31%**

**43%

Television ****82%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Melpakkam?

■ Melpakkam · ■ Uthiramerur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1136**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1152**

**951

Working population ****63.7%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 58.7% for women. 66% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 36 (10%) · **■** Marginal 327 (88%)

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 Uthiramerur

- Mambakkam627 people
- Nerkundram624 people
- Thiruvanaikoil598 people
- Chitalapakkam592 people
- Poonthandalam559 people
- Serpakkam540 people
- Seethananjeri494 people
- Pulivoy491 people

[All 116 villages in Uthiramerur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/uthiramerur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melpakkam?603402
- How far is Melpakkam from Kancheepuram?21 km by road
- What is the population of Melpakkam?581 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melpakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Uthiramerur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Melpakkam?68.2% (Census 2011)