# Melpulidiyur Village, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/melpulidiyur/ Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai # Melpulidiyur Melpulidiyur is a village in Chengam sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606709**. The 2011 Census counted **5,057 people in 1,111 households**, the 6th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 5,057people (2011) - 1,111households - 71.0%literacy - 606709PIN code ## Melpulidiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melpulidiyur is 606709.** Melpulidiyur falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606709 - Gram panchayatMelpulidiyur - Community development blockChengam - Census village code631895 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melpulidiyur from nearby towns? - Chengam (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)38 km by road - Chengam (nearest town)3 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 Melpulidiyur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Melpulidiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chengam - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Chengam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Chengam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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)19 h summer · 22 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 Melpulidiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and cotton**. About 39% of the 386 hectares of village land is sown, and 144 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 Melpulidiyur Of every 100 households in Melpulidiyur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melpulidiyur · ■ Chengam rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **89% Toilet within the home ****16%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **90% Tap water ****42%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **85% Use banking services ****22%** **29% Television ****60%** **80% Mobile phone ****60%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **9% Own their home ****96%** **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 Melpulidiyur? ■ Melpulidiyur · ■ Chengam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878** **885 Working population ****45.3%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.6% for men and 63.3% for women. 58% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 788 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 428 (19%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 634 (28%) · **■** Marginal 421 (18%) 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 - Pakkiripalayam7,035 people - Karapattu6,869 people - Kariyamangalam6,169 people - Kanji5,873 people - Melpallipattu5,016 people - Melmudiyanur4,480 people - Melvanakkambadi4,170 people - Eraiyur4,089 people [All 136 villages in Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melpulidiyur?606709 - How far is Melpulidiyur from Tiruvannamalai?38 km by road - What is the population of Melpulidiyur?5,057 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melpulidiyur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melpulidiyur?71.0% (Census 2011)