# Melapattu Village, Aranthangi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Aranthangi, Pudukkottai 

# Melapattu

Melapattu is a village in Aranthangi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614616**. The 2011 Census counted **2,616 people in 647 households**, the 22nd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 2,616people (2011)
- 647households
- 82.3%literacy
- 614616PIN code

## Melapattu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melapattu is 614616.** Melapattu falls in Aranthangi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code614616
- Gram panchayatMelapattu
- Community development blockAranthangi
- Census village code639747

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

## How far is Melapattu from nearby towns?

- Aranthangi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Pudukkottai (district HQ)40 km by road
- Aranthangi (nearest town)5 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 Melapattu?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Melapattu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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 school5–10 km · Aranthangi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajendrapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Silattur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 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 and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Melapattu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 34% of the 663 hectares of village land is sown, and 212 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 Melapattu

Of every 100 households in Melapattu in 2011, 87 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Melapattu · ■ Aranthangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**76%

Tap water ****79%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**88%

Use banking services ****16%**

**40%

Television ****87%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**22%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**7%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Melapattu?

■ Melapattu · ■ Aranthangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**1062

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988**

**948

Working population ****45.5%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 74.8% for women. 63% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 768 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 207 (17%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 147 (12%) · **■** Marginal 62 (5%)

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 Aranthangi

- Puvattakudi2,879 people
- Kodivayal2,686 people
- Avanathankottai2,683 people
- Kovilvayal2,677 people
- Periyalur2,513 people
- Allaraimelvayal2,485 people
- Mangalanadu2,416 people
- Ettiyathali2,294 people

[All 101 villages in Aranthangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/aranthangi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melapattu?614616
- How far is Melapattu from Pudukkottai?40 km by road
- What is the population of Melapattu?2,616 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melapattu in?Pudukkottai district (Aranthangi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Melapattu?82.3% (Census 2011)