# Mela Ambur Village, Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/ambasamudram/mela-ambur/ Village · Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli # Mela Ambur Mela Ambur is a village in Ambasamudram sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627418**. The 2011 Census counted **4,385 people in 1,236 households**, the 16th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 4,385people (2011) - 1,236households - 78.9%literacy - 627418PIN code ## Mela Ambur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mela Ambur is 627418.** Mela Ambur falls in Ambasamudram sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627418 - Gram panchayatMela Ambur - Community development blockKadayam - Census village code642962 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mela Ambur from nearby towns? - Ambasamudram (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)60 km by road - Alwarkurichi (nearest town)8 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 Mela Ambur? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Mela Ambur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Alwarkurichi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Alwarkurichi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Madhapuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Mela Ambur known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and banana**. Products made here include beedi. About 27% of the 1,571 hectares of village land is sown, and 399 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 Mela Ambur Of every 100 households in Mela Ambur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mela Ambur · ■ Ambasamudram rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****44%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **50% Tap water ****94%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **63% Use banking services ****63%** **59% Television ****83%** **82% Mobile phone ****47%** **54% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****86%** **84% 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 Mela Ambur? ■ Mela Ambur · ■ Ambasamudram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%** **82.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****761** **965 Working population ****53.3%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 72.4% for women. 59% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 177 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 297 (13%) · **■** Household industry 403 (17%) · **■** Other work 769 (33%) · **■** Marginal 690 (30%) 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 Ambasamudram - Mannarkovil5,168 people - Therku Kadayam5,059 people - Therku Viravanallur4,778 people - Kasidharmam4,664 people - Thiruviruttanpuli4,026 people - Therkumadathur3,964 people - Dharmapuramatam3,835 people - Ayansingampatti3,781 people [All 64 villages in Ambasamudram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/ambasamudram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mela Ambur?627418 - How far is Mela Ambur from Tirunelveli?60 km by road - What is the population of Mela Ambur?4,385 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mela Ambur in?Tirunelveli district (Ambasamudram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mela Ambur?78.9% (Census 2011)