# Melapunjai Village, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/melapunjai/ Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai # Melapunjai Melapunjai is a village in Chengam sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606704**. The 2011 Census counted **1,641 people in 382 households**, the 65th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 1,641people (2011) - 382households - 63.9%literacy - 606704PIN code ## Melapunjai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melapunjai is 606704.** Melapunjai falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606704 - Gram panchayatMelapunjai - Community development blockPudupalayam - Census village code631916 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melapunjai from nearby towns? - Chengam (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)25 km by road - Pudupalayam (nearest town)17 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 Melapunjai? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Melapunjai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Eraiyur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kannakurkkai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pudupalayam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Melapunjai known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 33% of the 417 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 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 Melapunjai Of every 100 households in Melapunjai in 2011, 84 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melapunjai · ■ Chengam rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **89% Toilet within the home ****4%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **90% Tap water ****63%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **85% Use banking services ****16%** **29% Television ****90%** **80% Mobile phone ****72%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **9% Own their home ****99%** **97% 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 Melapunjai? ■ Melapunjai · ■ Chengam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1265** **885 Working population ****40.1%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.9% for men and 52.9% for women. 57% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 434 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (16%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 110 (17%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) 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 Chengam - Puliyampatti1,716 people - Vasudevanpattu1,681 people - Alliandal1,669 people - Oravandavadi1,645 people - Nayambadi1,625 people - Pudurchengam1,593 people - Agaram1,537 people - Alaputhur1,530 people [All 136 villages in Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melapunjai?606704 - How far is Melapunjai from Tiruvannamalai?25 km by road - What is the population of Melapunjai?1,641 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melapunjai in?Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melapunjai?63.9% (Census 2011)