# Melandur Village, Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/melandur/ Village · Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur # Melandur Melandur is a village in Uthukkottai sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601103**. The 2011 Census counted **1,886 people in 515 households**, the 25th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 1,886people (2011) - 515households - 69.9%literacy - 601103PIN code ## Melandur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melandur is 601103.** Melandur falls in Uthukkottai sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601103 - Gram panchayatMelandur - Community development blockEllapuram - Census village code628823 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melandur from nearby towns? - Uthukkottai (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)20 km by road - Uthukkottai (nearest town)15 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 Melandur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Melandur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Periyapalayam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Vengal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lachivakkam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes 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 Melandur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and jasmine**. Products made here include clay pots. About 40% of the 554 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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 Melandur Of every 100 households in Melandur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melandur · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****8%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **73% Tap water ****99%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **64% Use banking services ****81%** **38% Television ****89%** **90% Mobile phone ****66%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **5% 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 Melandur? ■ Melandur · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%** **68.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1110** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1196** **960 Working population ****52.5%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.1% for men and 58.7% for women. 64% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 69 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 621 (63%) · **■** Household industry 141 (14%) · **■** Other work 146 (15%) · **■** Marginal 13 (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 Uthukkottai - Pagalamedu2,087 people - Kalpattu2,050 people - Panapakkam1,936 people - Mambakkam1,911 people - Thirukkandalam1,828 people - Alinjivakkam1,823 people - Sennankaranai1,821 people - Punnapakkam1,790 people [All 99 villages in Uthukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melandur?601103 - How far is Melandur from Thiruvallur?20 km by road - What is the population of Melandur?1,886 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melandur in?Thiruvallur district (Uthukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melandur?69.9% (Census 2011)