# Melarani, Polur, Tiruvannamalai – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/melarani/ Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai # Melarani Melarani is a village in [Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/) sub-district of [Tiruvannamalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **606906**. The 2011 Census counted **2,811 people in 652 households**, the 45th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 2,811people (2011) - 652households - 66.3%literacy - 606906PIN code ## Melarani PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melarani is 606906.** Melarani falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606906 - Gram panchayatMelarani - Community development blockKalasapakkam - Census village code631755 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melarani from nearby towns? - Polur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)32 km by road - Polur (nearest town)12 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 Melarani? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Melarani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Agarasippandi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalasapakkam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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 Melarani known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include rice, jaggery, oil, clothes and pottery. About 46% of the 295 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Melarani Of every 100 households in Melarani in 2011, 97 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melarani · ■ Polur rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **90% Toilet within the home ****12%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **87% Tap water ****97%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **76% Use banking services ****53%** **40% Television ****93%** **83% Mobile phone ****58%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **8% Own their home ****98%** **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 Melarani? ■ Melarani · ■ Polur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%** **70.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****736** **917 Working population ****55.8%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.3% for men and 54.9% for women. 62% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 341 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 827 (53%) · **■** Household industry 87 (6%) · **■** Other work 280 (18%) · **■** Marginal 33 (2%) 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 - Kidampalayam2,845 people - Mathimangalam2,843 people - Kaliyam2,826 people - Palliput2,818 people - Arunagirimangalam2,810 people - Sengunam2,803 people - Narasingapuram2,737 people - Athimoor2,723 people [All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melarani?606906 - How far is Melarani from Tiruvannamalai?32 km by road - What is the population of Melarani?2,811 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melarani in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melarani?66.3% (Census 2011)