# Melnachipattu Village, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/melnachipattu/ Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai # Melnachipattu Melnachipattu is a village in Chengam sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606704**. The 2011 Census counted **2,248 people in 513 households**, the 43rd largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 2,248people (2011) - 513households - 62.9%literacy - 606704PIN code ## Melnachipattu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melnachipattu is 606704.** Melnachipattu falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606704 - Gram panchayatMelnachipattu - Community development blockPudupalayam - Census village code631913 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melnachipattu from nearby towns? - Chengam (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)20 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 Melnachipattu? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Melnachipattu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kannakurkkai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kannakurkkai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Adaiyur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Melnachipattu known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include rice, jaggery and oil. About 27% of the 360 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 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 Melnachipattu Of every 100 households in Melnachipattu in 2011, 89 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Melnachipattu · ■ Chengam rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **89% Toilet within the home ****6%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **90% Tap water ****85%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **85% Use banking services ****54%** **29% Television ****92%** **80% Mobile phone ****78%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **9% Own their home ****95%** **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 Melnachipattu? ■ Melnachipattu · ■ Chengam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****673** **885 Working population ****49.6%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.6% for men and 53.4% for women. 58% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 230 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 357 (32%) · **■** Marginal 483 (43%) 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 - Melpadur2,319 people - Arattavadi2,302 people - Perieri2,279 people - Kattamaduvu2,270 people - Elangunni2,201 people - Voividanthangal2,191 people - Mashar2,190 people - Uchimalaikuppam2,134 people [All 136 villages in Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melnachipattu?606704 - How far is Melnachipattu from Tiruvannamalai?20 km by road - What is the population of Melnachipattu?2,248 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melnachipattu in?Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melnachipattu?62.9% (Census 2011)