# Melpennathur Village, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/melpennathur/ Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai # Melpennathur Melpennathur is a village in Chengam sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606704**. The 2011 Census counted **3,405 people in 792 households**, the 21st largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 3,405people (2011) - 792households - 60.9%literacy - 606704PIN code ## Melpennathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melpennathur is 606704.** Melpennathur falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606704 - Gram panchayatMelpennathur - Community development blockChengam - Census village code631937 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melpennathur from nearby towns? - Chengam (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)25 km by road - Chengam (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 Melpennathur? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Melpennathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Eraiyur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kannakurkkai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thandrampet - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 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 Melpennathur known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and ground nut**. Products made here include jaggery and clay pots. About 39% of the 816 hectares of village land is sown, and 319 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 Melpennathur Of every 100 households in Melpennathur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melpennathur · ■ Chengam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **89% Toilet within the home ****2%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **90% Tap water ****87%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **85% Use banking services ****27%** **29% Television ****96%** **80% Mobile phone ****53%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **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 Melpennathur? ■ Melpennathur · ■ Chengam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****706** **885 Working population ****51.9%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.4% for men and 51.1% for women. 58% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 938 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 619 (35%) · **■** Other work 185 (10%) · **■** Marginal 26 (1%) 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 - Quilam3,556 people - Se.Sorapanandal3,503 people - Paliapattu3,484 people - Pelamarathur3,484 people - Theethandapattu3,318 people - Melravandavadi3,299 people - Kuppanatham3,211 people - Se.Nachipattu3,146 people [All 136 villages in Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melpennathur?606704 - How far is Melpennathur from Tiruvannamalai?25 km by road - What is the population of Melpennathur?3,405 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melpennathur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melpennathur?60.9% (Census 2011)