# Melur Village, Yercaud, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Yercaud, Salem 

# Melur

Melur is a village in Yercaud sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636602**. The 2011 Census counted **556 people in 148 households**, the 25th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 556people (2011)
- 148households
- 57.6%literacy
- 636602PIN code

## Melur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melur is 636602.** Melur falls in Yercaud sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code636602
- Gram panchayatVellakadai
- Community development blockYercaud
- Census village code634093

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?

- Yercaud (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)43 km by road
- Salem (nearest town)43 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Yercaud
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salem
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yercaud
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Melur known for?

The main crops are **coffee, orange and pepper**. About 57% of the 231 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 63 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Melur · ■ Yercaud rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**20%

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

**3%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****4%**

**32%

Television ****64%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**11%

Own their home ****96%**

**90%

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 · ■ Yercaud rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.6%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****674**

**889

Working population ****64.7%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 48.8% for women. 68% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (13%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 280 (78%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Yercaud

- Arangam600 people
- Sengadu588 people
- Madur581 people
- Kakkambadi571 people
- Kelaiyur554 people
- Kondaiyanur545 people
- Pilleri542 people
- Puliankadai514 people

[All 86 villages in Yercaud](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/yercaud/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melur?636602
- How far is Melur from Salem?43 km by road
- What is the population of Melur?556 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melur in?Salem district (Yercaud sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Melur?57.6% (Census 2011)