# Melur Village, Coonoor, The Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/coonoor/melur/ Village · Coonoor, The Nilgiris # Melur Melur is a village in Coonoor sub-district of The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **643221**. The 2011 Census counted **13,244 people in 3,944 households**, the 1st largest of 4 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 13,244people (2011) - 3,944households - 82.1%literacy - 643221PIN code ## Melur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melur is 643221.** Melur falls in Coonoor sub-district, The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code643221 - Gram panchayatMelur - Community development blockCoonoor - Census village code635114 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? - Coonoor (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Udhagamandalam (district HQ)23 km by road - Coonoor (nearest town)22 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? 31 services counted by the Census are inside Melur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 2 · 4 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 6 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 4 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 4 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Coonoorvandicholai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Coonoor - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 **tea, coffee and orange**. Products made here include tea dust. About 64% of the 4,306 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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, 87 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Melur · ■ Coonoor rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **91% Toilet within the home ****41%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****49%** **50% Tap water ****88%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **59% Use banking services ****71%** **63% Television ****91%** **92% Mobile phone ****64%** **66% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****51%** **60% 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 · ■ Coonoor rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056** **1069 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991** **920 Working population ****54.6%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.5% for men and 73.2% for women. 60% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 110 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 381 (5%) · **■** Household industry 22 (0%) · **■** Other work 6,226 (86%) · **■** Marginal 489 (7%) 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 Coonoor - Yedappalli5,232 people - Coonoor4,979 people - Burliyar3,676 people [All 4 villages in Coonoor](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/coonoor/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melur?643221 - How far is Melur from Udhagamandalam?23 km by road - What is the population of Melur?13,244 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melur in?The Nilgiris district (Coonoor sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melur?82.1% (Census 2011)