# Melmattai Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/melmattai/ Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai # Melmattai Melmattai is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604503**. The 2011 Census counted **182 people in 46 households**, the 210th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 182people (2011) - 46households - 83.8%literacy - 604503PIN code ## Melmattai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melmattai is 604503.** Melmattai falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604503 - Gram panchayatVinnamangalam - Community development blockCheyyar - Census village code631385 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melmattai from nearby towns? - Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)90 km by road - Peranamallur (nearest town)8 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 Melmattai? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Melmattai; 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Korukkai - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvethipuram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Peranamallur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - 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 Melmattai known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 45% of the 221 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Melmattai Of every 100 households in Melmattai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Melmattai · ■ Cheyyar rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****26%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **87% Tap water ****94%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **69% Use banking services ****53%** **43% Television ****68%** **88% Mobile phone ****68%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **6% Own their home ****100%** **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 Melmattai? ■ Melmattai · ■ Cheyyar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143** **965 Working population ****48.9%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.9% for men and 75.3% for women. 59% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 33 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (18%) · **■** Household industry 8 (9%) · **■** Other work 20 (22%) · **■** Marginal 12 (13%) 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 - Poonthandalam275 people - Girijapuram243 people - Kanagampakkam231 people - Ozhukkavakkam213 people - 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 Melmattai?604503 - How far is Melmattai from Tiruvannamalai?90 km by road - What is the population of Melmattai?182 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melmattai in?Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melmattai?83.8% (Census 2011)