# Mel palur Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/mel-palur/ Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai # Mel palur Mel palur is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606908**. The 2011 Census counted **2,178 people in 518 households**, the 67th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 2,178people (2011) - 518households - 68.3%literacy - 606908PIN code ## Mel palur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mel palur is 606908.** Mel palur falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606908 - Gram panchayatMel Palur - Community development blockKalasapakkam - Census village code631799 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mel palur from nearby towns? - Polur (sub-district HQ)31 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)26 km by road - Pudupalayam (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 Mel palur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Mel palur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kadalady - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pudupalayam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pudupalayam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 palur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 57% of the 362 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 palur Of every 100 households in Mel palur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mel palur · ■ Polur rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **90% Toilet within the home ****14%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **87% Tap water ****60%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **76% Use banking services ****46%** **40% Television ****83%** **83% Mobile phone ****69%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **8% Own their home ****96%** **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 palur? ■ Mel palur · ■ Polur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%** **70.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886** **917 Working population ****56.7%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.9% for men and 57.6% for women. 60% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 128 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 349 (28%) · **■** Household industry 39 (3%) · **■** Other work 45 (4%) · **■** Marginal 675 (55%) 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 Polur - Tirumalai2,280 people - Ladavaram2,261 people - Gangasoodamani2,207 people - Indiravanam2,202 people - Athurai2,136 people - Randam2,129 people - Pelasur2,127 people - Palan koil2,112 people [All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mel palur?606908 - How far is Mel palur from Tiruvannamalai?26 km by road - What is the population of Mel palur?2,178 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mel palur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mel palur?68.3% (Census 2011)