# Melur Village, Rasipuram, Namakkal (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Rasipuram, Namakkal 

# Melur

Melur is a village in Rasipuram sub-district of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637408**. The 2011 Census counted **72 people in 22 households**, the 91st largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 72people (2011)
- 22households
- 36.5%literacy
- 637408PIN code

## Melur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melur is 637408.** Melur falls in Rasipuram sub-district, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code637408
- Gram panchayatKilur
- Community development blockVennanthur
- Census village code634485

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

## How far is Melur from nearby towns?

- Rasipuram (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Namakkal (district HQ)45 km by road
- Rasipuram (nearest town)16 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 Melur?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kilur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pudupalayam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Andagalur Gate
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pattinam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds

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 Melur known for?

The main crops are **samai and broad beans**. About 72% of the 88 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 Melur

Of every 100 households in Melur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Melur · ■ Rasipuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**62%

Tap water ****0%**

**70%

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

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**59%

Use banking services ****0%**

**37%

Television ****90%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**36%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**6%

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 Melur?

■ Melur · ■ Rasipuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.5%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1182**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**887

Working population ****72.2%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.4% for men and 32.4% for women. 82% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 40 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (23%)

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 Rasipuram

- Gedamalai218 people
- Pudupallapatti215 people
- Kolakkamedu206 people
- Chinnasekkadi187 people
- Pachagoundampatti52 people

[All 109 villages in Rasipuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/rasipuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melur?637408
- How far is Melur from Namakkal?45 km by road
- What is the population of Melur?72 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melur in?Namakkal district (Rasipuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Melur?36.5% (Census 2011)