# Melma Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/melma/ Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai # Melma Melma is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604408**. The 2011 Census counted **808 people in 222 households**, the 139th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 808people (2011) - 222households - 72.0%literacy - 604408PIN code ## Melma PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melma is 604408.** Melma falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604408 - Gram panchayatMelma - Community development blockAnakkavur - Census village code631399 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melma from nearby towns? - Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)95 km by road - Vandavasi (nearest town)11 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 Melma? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Melma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Purisai - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Thennangur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vandavasi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - 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 Melma known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 48% of the 613 hectares of village land is sown, and 171 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 Melma Of every 100 households in Melma in 2011, 91 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Melma · ■ Cheyyar rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **94% Toilet within the home ****14%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **87% Tap water ****99%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **69% Use banking services ****61%** **43% Television ****89%** **88% Mobile phone ****55%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****31%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **6% Own their home ****91%** **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 Melma? ■ Melma · ■ Cheyyar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****646** **965 Working population ****53.6%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 58.6% for women. 61% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 79 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 223 (52%) · **■** Household industry 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 104 (24%) · **■** Marginal 16 (4%) 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 - Kazhanipakkam825 people - Madurai818 people - Murukathampoondi813 people - Pulundai809 people - Kaganam806 people - Nallallam806 people - Melnarma799 people - Athi796 people [All 217 villages in Cheyyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melma?604408 - How far is Melma from Tiruvannamalai?95 km by road - What is the population of Melma?808 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melma in?Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melma?72.0% (Census 2011)