# Melmaligaipattu Village, Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/melmaligaipattu/ Village · Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur # Melmaligaipattu Melmaligaipattu is a village in Uthukkottai sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601103**. The 2011 Census counted **1,113 people in 290 households**, the 47th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 1,113people (2011) - 290households - 67.6%literacy - 601103PIN code ## Melmaligaipattu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melmaligaipattu is 601103.** Melmaligaipattu falls in Uthukkottai sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601103 - Gram panchayatEnambakkam - Community development blockEllapuram - Census village code628820 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melmaligaipattu from nearby towns? - Uthukkottai (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)28 km by road - Uthukkottai (nearest town)27 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 Melmaligaipattu? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Melmaligaipattu; 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 - ●Public 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 school5–10 km · Periyakulam - ○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 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 Melmaligaipattu known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and jasmine**. About 35% of the 241 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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 Melmaligaipattu Of every 100 households in Melmaligaipattu in 2011, 96 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Melmaligaipattu · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****3%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **73% Tap water ****96%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%** **64% Use banking services ****2%** **38% Television ****98%** **90% Mobile phone ****28%** **56% Computer with internet ****4%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **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 Melmaligaipattu? ■ Melmaligaipattu · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%** **68.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930** **960 Working population ****51.1%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.3% for men and 60.0% for women. 59% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 14 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 336 (59%) · **■** Other work 78 (14%) · **■** Marginal 141 (25%) 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 - Ananderi1,316 people - Attrambakkam1,306 people - Athangikavanur1,301 people - Soolaimani1,199 people - Tholavedu1,099 people - Manjankaranai1,088 people - Panapakkam1,074 people - Perumudivakkam1,037 people [All 99 villages in Uthukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melmaligaipattu?601103 - How far is Melmaligaipattu from Thiruvallur?28 km by road - What is the population of Melmaligaipattu?1,113 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melmaligaipattu in?Thiruvallur district (Uthukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melmaligaipattu?67.6% (Census 2011)