# Melchengam Village, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/melchengam/ Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai # Melchengam Melchengam is a village in Chengam sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606703**. The 2011 Census counted **2,101 people in 514 households**, the 48th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 2,101people (2011) - 514households - 67.3%literacy - 606703PIN code ## Melchengam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melchengam is 606703.** Melchengam falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606703 - Gram panchayatMelchengam - Community development blockChengam - Census village code631893 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melchengam from nearby towns? - Chengam (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)42 km by road - Chengam (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 Melchengam? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Melchengam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Melpallipattu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chengam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chengam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Melchengam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ragi**. About 42% of the 505 hectares of village land is sown, and 166 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 Melchengam Of every 100 households in Melchengam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melchengam · ■ Chengam rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **89% Toilet within the home ****5%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **90% Tap water ****64%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** **85% Use banking services ****21%** **29% Television ****83%** **80% Mobile phone ****56%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **9% Own their home ****94%** **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 Melchengam? ■ Melchengam · ■ Chengam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1102** **885 Working population ****45.6%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.4% for men and 58.8% for women. 59% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 337 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 282 (29%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 146 (15%) · **■** Marginal 192 (20%) 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 - Elangunni2,201 people - Voividanthangal2,191 people - Mashar2,190 people - Uchimalaikuppam2,134 people - Japthikariyandal2,035 people - Anwarabath2,010 people - Manmalai2,004 people - Kallarapadi2,002 people [All 136 villages in Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melchengam?606703 - How far is Melchengam from Tiruvannamalai?42 km by road - What is the population of Melchengam?2,101 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melchengam in?Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melchengam?67.3% (Census 2011)