# Melaperumpallam Village, Tharangambadi – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/tharangambadi/melaperumpallam/ Village · Tharangambadi, Nagapattinam # Melaperumpallam Melaperumpallam is a village in Tharangambadi sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609107**. The 2011 Census counted **3,231 people in 822 households**, the 25th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%. - 3,231people (2011) - 822households - 78.3%literacy - 609107PIN code ## Melaperumpallam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melaperumpallam is 609107.** Melaperumpallam falls in Tharangambadi sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609107 - Gram panchayatMelaperumpallam - Community development blockSembanarkoil - Census village code637567 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melaperumpallam from nearby towns? - Tharangambadi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)50 km by road - Tharangambadi (nearest town)20 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 Melaperumpallam? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Melaperumpallam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Melaiyur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Melaiyur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Udayayarkoil Pathy - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 8 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 Melaperumpallam known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 81% of the 560 hectares of village land is sown, and 438 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 Melaperumpallam Of every 100 households in Melaperumpallam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melaperumpallam · ■ Tharangambadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****19%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **63% Tap water ****73%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **66% Use banking services ****40%** **48% Television ****88%** **90% Mobile phone ****60%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **93% 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 Melaperumpallam? ■ Melaperumpallam · ■ Tharangambadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%** **83.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **1033 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948** **963 Working population ****46.2%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.0% for men and 71.7% for women. 57% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 65 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 772 (52%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 251 (17%) · **■** Marginal 385 (26%) 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 Tharangambadi - Eduthukkatti3,513 people - Perambur3,427 people - Kattucheri3,283 people - Thiruvillaiyattam3,238 people - Pillaiperumalnallur3,229 people - Kothangudi3,090 people - Memathur3,084 people - Marudampallam3,002 people [All 67 villages in Tharangambadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/tharangambadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melaperumpallam?609107 - How far is Melaperumpallam from Nagapattinam?50 km by road - What is the population of Melaperumpallam?3,231 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melaperumpallam in?Nagapattinam district (Tharangambadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melaperumpallam?78.3% (Census 2011)