# Melkovalavedu Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai 

# Melkovalavedu

Melkovalavedu is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604503**. The 2011 Census counted **16 people in 6 households**, the 215th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 16people (2011)
- 6households
- 69.2%literacy
- 604503PIN code

## Melkovalavedu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melkovalavedu is 604503.** Melkovalavedu falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code604503
- Gram panchayatMaligaipattu
- Community development blockCheyyar
- Census village code631412

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Melkovalavedu from nearby towns?

- Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)90 km by road
- Peranamallur (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 Melkovalavedu?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Melkovalavedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Velleripattu
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Peranamallur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvethipuram
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Peranamallur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Melkovalavedu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 41% of the 291 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Melkovalavedu

Of every 100 households in Melkovalavedu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Melkovalavedu · ■ Cheyyar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**87%

Tap water ****100%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**69%

Use banking services ****71%**

**43%

Television ****100%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Melkovalavedu?

■ Melkovalavedu · ■ Cheyyar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1286**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**965

Working population ****56.2%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 71.4% for women. 71% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 8 (89%) · **■** Other work 1 (11%)

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

- Vadanangur160 people
- Vadaelapakkam144 people
- Dharmacheri103 people
- Perumpandi57 people

[All 217 villages in Cheyyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melkovalavedu?604503
- How far is Melkovalavedu from Tiruvannamalai?90 km by road
- What is the population of Melkovalavedu?16 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melkovalavedu in?Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Melkovalavedu?69.2% (Census 2011)