# Melpathu Village, Manachanallur, Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/manachanallur/melpathu/ Village · Manachanallur, Tiruchirappalli # Melpathu Melpathu is a village in Manachanallur sub-district of Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621213**. The 2011 Census counted **3,194 people in 827 households**, the 20th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%. - 3,194people (2011) - 827households - 76.4%literacy - 621213PIN code ## Melpathu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melpathu is 621213.** Melpathu falls in Manachanallur sub-district, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621213 - Gram panchayatMelpathu - Community development blockManachanallur - Census village code635867 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melpathu from nearby towns? - Manachanallur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Tiruchirappalli (district HQ)20 km by road - Manachanallur (nearest town)12 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 Melpathu? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Melpathu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thiruvasi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Manachanallur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Irungalur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 4 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 Melpathu known for? The main crops are **plantain and paddy**. About 52% of the 562 hectares of village land is sown, and 243 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 Melpathu Of every 100 households in Melpathu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melpathu · ■ Manachanallur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **90% Toilet within the home ****11%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **72% Tap water ****100%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **67% Use banking services ****74%** **68% Television ****83%** **80% Mobile phone ****53%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****23%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **8% Own their home ****93%** **89% 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 Melpathu? ■ Melpathu · ■ Manachanallur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%** **79.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1074** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966** **938 Working population ****50.8%** **49.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.7% for men and 67.7% for women. 61% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 100 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 676 (42%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 399 (25%) · **■** Marginal 434 (27%) 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 Manachanallur - Alagiyamanavalam3,889 people - Kalpalayam3,865 people - Theerampalayam3,786 people - Kariyamanickam3,297 people - Kovathakudi3,054 people - Thathamangalam2,834 people - Thiruppattur2,737 people - Perakambi2,632 people [All 40 villages in Manachanallur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/manachanallur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melpathu?621213 - How far is Melpathu from Tiruchirappalli?20 km by road - What is the population of Melpathu?3,194 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melpathu in?Tiruchirappalli district (Manachanallur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melpathu?76.4% (Census 2011)