# Melravandavadi Village, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/melravandavadi/ Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai # Melravandavadi Melravandavadi is a village in Chengam sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606703**. The 2011 Census counted **3,299 people in 782 households**, the 23rd largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 3,299people (2011) - 782households - 69.9%literacy - 606703PIN code ## Melravandavadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melravandavadi is 606703.** Melravandavadi falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606703 - Gram panchayatMelravanthavadi - Community development blockChengam - Census village code631927 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melravandavadi from nearby towns? - Chengam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)49 km by road - Chengam (nearest town)15 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 Melravandavadi? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Melravandavadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Melpallipattu - ○Degree college10+ km · Chengam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengam - ○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 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 Melravandavadi known for? The main crops are **paddy, ragi and bulrush**. About 33% of the 669 hectares of village land is sown, and 209 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 Melravandavadi Of every 100 households in Melravandavadi in 2011, 98 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melravandavadi · ■ Chengam rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **89% Toilet within the home ****8%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **90% Tap water ****97%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **85% Use banking services ****23%** **29% Television ****90%** **80% Mobile phone ****62%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **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 Melravandavadi? ■ Melravandavadi · ■ Chengam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879** **885 Working population ****55.0%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.9% for men and 60.7% for women. 62% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 601 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (1%) · **■** Household industry 48 (3%) · **■** Other work 219 (12%) · **■** Marginal 920 (51%) 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 - Paliapattu3,484 people - Pelamarathur3,484 people - Melpennathur3,405 people - Theethandapattu3,318 people - Kuppanatham3,211 people - Se.Nachipattu3,146 people - Chennasamudram3,134 people - Kannakurkkai2,998 people [All 136 villages in Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melravandavadi?606703 - How far is Melravandavadi from Tiruvannamalai?49 km by road - What is the population of Melravandavadi?3,299 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melravandavadi in?Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melravandavadi?69.9% (Census 2011)