Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai # Melpattu Melpattu is a village in Chengam sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 635703. The 2011 Census counted 321 people in 82 households, the 106th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 321 people (2011) - 82 households - 62.8% literacy - 635703 PIN code ## Melpattu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Melpattu is 635703. Melpattu falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 635703 - Gram panchayat Athipattu - Community development block Jawadhu Hills - Census village code 631857 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Melpattu from nearby towns? - Chengam (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ) 60 km by road - Pudupalayam (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Melpattu? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Melpattu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Athipattu - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pudupalayam - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pudupalayam - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Melpattu known for? The main crops are samai, maize and ragi. About 68% of the 117 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Melpattu Of every 100 households in Melpattu in 2011, 47 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melpattu · ■ Chengam rural average - Electricity for lighting 47% 89% - Toilet within the home 0% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 90% - Tap water 100% 76% - Drinking water within premises 0% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 14% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 85% - Use banking services 0% 29% - Television 77% 80% - Mobile phone 23% 61% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 16% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 18% 9% - Own their home 100% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Melpattu? ■ Melpattu · ■ Chengam rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 62.8% 66.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 855 969 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 476 885 - Working population 56.4% 52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.3% for men and 50.0% for women. 55% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 57 (31%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 9 (5%) · ■ Marginal 112 (62%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chengam - Thambunaickenpatti 442 people - Nathavadi 412 people - Nellivoy 410 people - Kilpattu 365 people - Perumbattam 291 people - Vellalampatti 264 people - Erukambattu 248 people - Perumuttam 247 people All 136 villages in Chengam ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melpattu? 635703 - How far is Melpattu from Tiruvannamalai? 60 km by road - What is the population of Melpattu? 321 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melpattu in? Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melpattu? 62.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/melpattu/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.