# Melpappanur Village, Manamelkudi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Manamelkudi, Pudukkottai 

# Melpappanur

Melpappanur is a village in Manamelkudi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614620**. The 2011 Census counted **275 people in 68 households**, the 46th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.9%.

- 275people (2011)
- 68households
- 85.8%literacy
- 614620PIN code

## Melpappanur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melpappanur is 614620.** Melpappanur falls in Manamelkudi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code614620
- Gram panchayatKarakathikottai
- Community development blockManamelkudi
- Census village code639847

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

## How far is Melpappanur from nearby towns?

- Manamelkudi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Pudukkottai (district HQ)75 km by road
- Aranthangi (nearest town)35 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 Melpappanur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Melpappanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Vichur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vichchur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajendrapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silattur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Melpappanur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 49% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Melpappanur

Of every 100 households in Melpappanur in 2011, 85 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Melpappanur · ■ Manamelkudi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**71%

Tap water ****100%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**3%

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

**18%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****26%**

**50%

Television ****94%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Melpappanur?

■ Melpappanur · ■ Manamelkudi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**81.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**1028

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**1004

Working population ****68.0%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.1% for men and 76.6% for women. 68% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 186 (99%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%)

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 Manamelkudi

- Pettivayal306 people
- Pillaiyartidal303 people
- Nemelivayal301 people
- Thinayakudi289 people
- Dharmarajanvayal256 people
- Kadai-Edaiyathur256 people
- Neikuppai249 people
- Idaiyattur247 people

[All 70 villages in Manamelkudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/manamelkudi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melpappanur?614620
- How far is Melpappanur from Pudukkottai?75 km by road
- What is the population of Melpappanur?275 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melpappanur in?Pudukkottai district (Manamelkudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Melpappanur?85.8% (Census 2011)
