# Melpallipattu Village, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/melpallipattu/ Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai # Melpallipattu Melpallipattu is a village in Chengam sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606703**. The 2011 Census counted **5,016 people in 1,242 households**, the 7th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 5,016people (2011) - 1,242households - 69.2%literacy - 606703PIN code ## Melpallipattu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melpallipattu is 606703.** Melpallipattu falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606703 - Gram panchayatMelpallipattu - Community development blockChengam - Census village code631922 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melpallipattu 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 Melpallipattu? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Melpallipattu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub 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 - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 · Valayampattu - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chengam - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ 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)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 Melpallipattu known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and ground nut**. Products made here include jaggery. About 24% of the 575 hectares of village land is sown, and 134 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 Melpallipattu Of every 100 households in Melpallipattu in 2011, 90 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melpallipattu · ■ Chengam rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **89% Toilet within the home ****22%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **90% Tap water ****73%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **85% Use banking services ****42%** **29% Television ****59%** **80% Mobile phone ****56%** **61% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **9% Own their home ****92%** **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 Melpallipattu? ■ Melpallipattu · ■ Chengam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968** **885 Working population ****50.6%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.6% for men and 60.5% for women. 58% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 612 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 765 (30%) · **■** Household industry 88 (3%) · **■** Other work 638 (25%) · **■** Marginal 435 (17%) 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 - Karapattu6,869 people - Kariyamangalam6,169 people - Kanji5,873 people - Melpulidiyur5,057 people - Melmudiyanur4,480 people - Melvanakkambadi4,170 people - Eraiyur4,089 people - Valayambattu4,040 people [All 136 villages in Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melpallipattu?606703 - How far is Melpallipattu from Tiruvannamalai?42 km by road - What is the population of Melpallipattu?5,016 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melpallipattu in?Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melpallipattu?69.2% (Census 2011)