# Mel Kolathur Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/mel-kolathur/ Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai # Mel Kolathur Mel Kolathur is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604505**. The 2011 Census counted **496 people in 155 households**, the 192nd largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 496people (2011) - 155households - 60.0%literacy - 604505PIN code ## Mel Kolathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mel Kolathur is 604505.** Mel Kolathur falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604505 - Gram panchayatMel Kolathur - Community development blockAnakkavur - Census village code631409 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mel Kolathur from nearby towns? - Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)102 km by road - Tiruvethipuram (nearest town)7 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 Mel Kolathur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Mel Kolathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sengadu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruvethipuram - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Vilanallur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Mel Kolathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 47% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Mel Kolathur Of every 100 households in Mel Kolathur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mel Kolathur · ■ Cheyyar rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****5%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **87% Tap water ****67%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **69% Use banking services ****64%** **43% Television ****77%** **88% Mobile phone ****29%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **6% Own their home ****94%** **95% 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 Mel Kolathur? ■ Mel Kolathur · ■ Cheyyar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750** **965 Working population ****66.1%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.3% for men and 45.9% for women. 69% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 75 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (46%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 75 (23%) · **■** Marginal 23 (7%) 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 Cheyyar - Thenpoondipattu525 people - Barathanthangal515 people - Mariyanallur506 people - Vayalathur505 people - Melputhur459 people - Vellai457 people - Vazhavandal444 people - Chithamur437 people [All 217 villages in Cheyyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mel Kolathur?604505 - How far is Mel Kolathur from Tiruvannamalai?102 km by road - What is the population of Mel Kolathur?496 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mel Kolathur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mel Kolathur?60.0% (Census 2011)