# Melapatti Village, Tirupathur, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/tirupathur/melapatti/ Village · Tirupathur, Sivaganga # Melapatti Melapatti is a village in Tirupathur sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630502**. The 2011 Census counted **2,272 people in 542 households**, the 42nd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%. - 2,272people (2011) - 542households - 81.0%literacy - 630502PIN code ## Melapatti PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melapatti is 630502.** Melapatti falls in Tirupathur sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code630502 - Gram panchayatOduvampatti, Melapatti - Community development blockSingampuneri - Census village code639982 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melapatti from nearby towns? - Tirupathur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Sivaganga (district HQ)50 km by road - Singampuneri (nearest town)6 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 Melapatti? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Melapatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Piranmalai - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirupathur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Piramalai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 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 Melapatti known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and mango**. About 36% of the 956 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 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 Melapatti Of every 100 households in Melapatti in 2011, 94 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melapatti · ■ Tirupathur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **89% Toilet within the home ****23%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **69% Tap water ****50%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **80% Use banking services ****21%** **50% Television ****91%** **89% Mobile phone ****45%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****97%** **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 Melapatti? ■ Melapatti · ■ Tirupathur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%** **74.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1194** **953 Working population ****52.1%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.3% for men and 72.2% for women. 66% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 150 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 337 (28%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 296 (25%) · **■** Marginal 379 (32%) 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 Tirupathur - Eriyur2,353 people - Manalur2,315 people - Mallakottai2,277 people - Thenkarai2,273 people - Thuvar2,260 people - S.Pudur2,230 people - Vaiakalathur2,229 people - Kilavayal2,228 people [All 98 villages in Tirupathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/tirupathur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melapatti?630502 - How far is Melapatti from Sivaganga?50 km by road - What is the population of Melapatti?2,272 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melapatti in?Sivaganga district (Tirupathur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melapatti?81.0% (Census 2011)