# Melsilambadi Village, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/melsilambadi/ Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai # Melsilambadi Melsilambadi is a village in Chengam sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635703**. The 2011 Census counted **2,575 people in 579 households**, the 33rd largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 2,575people (2011) - 579households - 55.8%literacy - 635703PIN code ## Melsilambadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melsilambadi is 635703.** Melsilambadi falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635703 - Gram panchayatMelsilambadi - Community development blockJawadhu Hills - Census village code631846 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melsilambadi from nearby towns? - Chengam (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)80 km by road - Pudupalayam (nearest town)28 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 Melsilambadi? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Melsilambadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Athipattu - ○Degree college10+ km · Pudupalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pudupalayam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 10 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 Melsilambadi known for? The main crops are **samai, paddy and maize**. About 50% of the 1,103 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Melsilambadi Of every 100 households in Melsilambadi in 2011, 51 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melsilambadi · ■ Chengam rural average Electricity for lighting ****51%** **89% Toilet within the home ****1%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **90% Tap water ****51%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **85% Use banking services ****5%** **29% Television ****12%** **80% Mobile phone ****26%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****63%** **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 Melsilambadi? ■ Melsilambadi · ■ Chengam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903** **885 Working population ****59.3%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.1% for men and 41.2% for women. 59% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 195 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 744 (49%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 21 (1%) · **■** Marginal 541 (35%) 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 - Veeranandal2,935 people - Kottakulam2,820 people - Pudupattu2,750 people - Pinjur2,731 people - Porasapattu2,532 people - Muthanur2,476 people - Andipatti2,433 people - Thazhaiyuthu2,420 people [All 136 villages in Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melsilambadi?635703 - How far is Melsilambadi from Tiruvannamalai?80 km by road - What is the population of Melsilambadi?2,575 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melsilambadi in?Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melsilambadi?55.8% (Census 2011)