# Melpakkam Village, Ambattur, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ambattur/melpakkam/ Village · Ambattur, Thiruvallur # Melpakkam Melpakkam is a village in Ambattur sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600055**. The 2011 Census counted **518 people in 140 households**, the 11th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%. - 518people (2011) - 140households - 80.9%literacy - 600055PIN code ## Melpakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melpakkam is 600055.** Melpakkam falls in Ambattur sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code600055 - Gram panchayatVellacheri - Community development blockVillivakkam - Census village code629164 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melpakkam from nearby towns? - Ambattur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)25 km by road - Avadi (nearest town)10 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 Melpakkam? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Melpakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pandeswaram - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Morai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Avadi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - 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 Melpakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 48% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Melpakkam Of every 100 households in Melpakkam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melpakkam · ■ Ambattur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****12%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **58% Tap water ****100%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%** **56% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%** **28% Use banking services ****38%** **32% Television ****88%** **87% Mobile phone ****49%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****29%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****6%** **4% Own their home ****93%** **86% 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 Melpakkam? ■ Melpakkam · ■ Ambattur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%** **81.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****793** **950 Working population ****47.5%** **40.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.8% for men and 74.2% for women. 64% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 10 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (20%) · **■** Marginal 182 (74%) 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 Ambattur - Kilakondaiyur2,525 people - Pandeswaram2,310 people - Arakkambakkam1,402 people - Kadavur800 people - Vellacheri399 people [All 12 villages in Ambattur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ambattur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melpakkam?600055 - How far is Melpakkam from Thiruvallur?25 km by road - What is the population of Melpakkam?518 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melpakkam in?Thiruvallur district (Ambattur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melpakkam?80.9% (Census 2011)