# Melapavoor Village, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/tenkasi/melapavoor/ Village · Tenkasi, Tirunelveli # Melapavoor Melapavoor is a village in Tenkasi sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627806**. The 2011 Census counted **4,820 people in 1,404 households**, the 13th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%. - 4,820people (2011) - 1,404households - 68.0%literacy - 627806PIN code ## Melapavoor PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melapavoor is 627806.** Melapavoor falls in Tenkasi sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627806 - Gram panchayatMelappavur - Community development blockKeezhapavur - Census village code642760 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melapavoor from nearby towns? - Tenkasi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)57 km by road - Kilapavoor (nearest town)4 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 Melapavoor? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Melapavoor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 - ○Degree college5–10 km · Surandai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tenkasi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ 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 and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Melapavoor known for? The main crops are **paddy and corn**. About 69% of the 880 hectares of village land is sown, and 602 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 Melapavoor Of every 100 households in Melapavoor in 2011, 94 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melapavoor · ■ Tenkasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **96% Toilet within the home ****32%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **56% Tap water ****98%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **60% Use banking services ****48%** **58% Television ****83%** **85% Mobile phone ****55%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****88%** **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 Melapavoor? ■ Melapavoor · ■ Tenkasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%** **77.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967** **960 Working population ****52.9%** **53.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.5% for men and 59.2% for women. 61% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 296 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 926 (36%) · **■** Household industry 607 (24%) · **■** Other work 547 (21%) · **■** Marginal 175 (7%) 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 Tenkasi - Kambaneri Pudukudi8,242 people - Urmelazhagian5,719 people - Poygai5,645 people - Boganallur5,555 people - Kilankadu4,754 people - Kasidharmam4,071 people - Kodikurichi3,984 people - Pattappathu3,267 people [All 30 villages in Tenkasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/tenkasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melapavoor?627806 - How far is Melapavoor from Tirunelveli?57 km by road - What is the population of Melapavoor?4,820 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melapavoor in?Tirunelveli district (Tenkasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melapavoor?68.0% (Census 2011)