# Melapandiyapuram Village, Ottapidaram – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi 

# Melapandiyapuram

Melapandiyapuram is a village in Ottapidaram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628308**. The 2011 Census counted **766 people in 194 households**, the 53rd largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%.

- 766people (2011)
- 194households
- 83.1%literacy
- 628308PIN code

## Melapandiyapuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melapandiyapuram is 628308.** Melapandiyapuram falls in Ottapidaram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code628308
- Gram panchayatMelapandiyapuram
- Community development blockOttapidaram
- Census village code642440

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Melapandiyapuram from nearby towns?

- Ottapidaram (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Thoothukkudi (district HQ)28 km by road
- Kadambur (nearest town)20 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 Melapandiyapuram?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Melapandiyapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn 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 school5–10 km · Kailasapuram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nagampatti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Puliyampatti
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ 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)16 h summer · 15 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 Melapandiyapuram known for?

The main crops are **whole green gram, black gram and cotton**. About 15% of the 1,300 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Melapandiyapuram

Of every 100 households in Melapandiyapuram in 2011, 88 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Melapandiyapuram · ■ Ottapidaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**80%

Tap water ****100%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%**

**71%

Use banking services ****58%**

**46%

Television ****86%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

Own their home ****95%**

**87%

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 Melapandiyapuram?

■ Melapandiyapuram · ■ Ottapidaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**80.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760**

**960

Working population ****56.1%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 75.9% for women. 66% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 369 (86%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 53 (12%)

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 Ottapidaram

- Kolamparambu839 people
- Pudiyamputhur825 people
- Pattanamarudur805 people
- Kottali771 people
- Araikkulam713 people
- P.Duraiswamipuram703 people
- Muramban696 people
- Govindapuram587 people

[All 63 villages in Ottapidaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melapandiyapuram?628308
- How far is Melapandiyapuram from Thoothukkudi?28 km by road
- What is the population of Melapandiyapuram?766 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melapandiyapuram in?Thoothukkudi district (Ottapidaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Melapandiyapuram?83.1% (Census 2011)