# Melsathambur Village, Paramathi-Velur, Namakkal (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Paramathi-Velur, Namakkal 

# Melsathambur

Melsathambur is a village in Paramathi-Velur sub-district of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637206**. The 2011 Census counted **1,284 people in 425 households**, the 47th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,284people (2011)
- 425households
- 64.4%literacy
- 637206PIN code

## Melsathambur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melsathambur is 637206.** Melsathambur falls in Paramathi-Velur sub-district, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code637206
- Gram panchayatMelsathambur
- Community development blockParamathi
- Census village code634726

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

## How far is Melsathambur from nearby towns?

- Paramathi Velur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Namakkal (district HQ)35 km by road
- Paramathi (nearest town)12 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 Melsathambur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Melsathambur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kathampalayam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paramathi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Velur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Melsathambur known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, maize and sugarcane**. About 68% of the 615 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Melsathambur

Of every 100 households in Melsathambur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Melsathambur · ■ Paramathi-Velur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**53%

Tap water ****76%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**45%

Use banking services ****72%**

**56%

Television ****86%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****55%**

**54%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**5%

Own their home ****95%**

**89%

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 Melsathambur?

■ Melsathambur · ■ Paramathi-Velur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****652**

**895

Working population ****64.6%**

**58.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 51.8% for women. 66% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 171 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 334 (40%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 104 (13%) · **■** Marginal 205 (25%)

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 Paramathi-Velur

- T.Kavundampalayam1,381 people
- Devanampalayam1,358 people
- Sirapalli1,342 people
- Kuppirikapalayam1,300 people
- Sungakarampatty1,258 people
- Kalipalayam1,243 people
- Idumbankulam1,182 people
- Madagasampatty1,180 people

[All 61 villages in Paramathi-Velur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/paramathi-velur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melsathambur?637206
- How far is Melsathambur from Namakkal?35 km by road
- What is the population of Melsathambur?1,284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melsathambur in?Namakkal district (Paramathi-Velur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Melsathambur?64.4% (Census 2011)