# Melkaripur Village, Thandrampet, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/thandrampet/melkaripur/ Village · Thandrampet, Tiruvannamalai # Melkaripur Melkaripur is a village in Thandrampet sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606706**. The 2011 Census counted **2,479 people in 628 households**, the 27th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 2,479people (2011) - 628households - 68.0%literacy - 606706PIN code ## Melkaripur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melkaripur is 606706.** Melkaripur falls in Thandrampet sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606706 - Gram panchayatMelkaripur - Community development blockThandrampet - Census village code631978 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melkaripur from nearby towns? - Thandrampet (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)29 km by road - Chengam (nearest town)22 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 Melkaripur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Melkaripur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sathanur - ○Degree college10+ km · Kannakurkkai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thandrampet - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)14 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 Melkaripur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include rice and coir. About 61% of the 554 hectares of village land is sown, and 265 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 Melkaripur Of every 100 households in Melkaripur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melkaripur · ■ Thandrampet rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **91% Toilet within the home ****4%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **85% Tap water ****100%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **81% Use banking services ****41%** **47% Television ****87%** **86% Mobile phone ****55%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **94% 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 Melkaripur? ■ Melkaripur · ■ Thandrampet rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1115** **920 Working population ****59.1%** **53.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.3% for men and 55.9% for women. 64% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 662 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 458 (31%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 209 (14%) · **■** Marginal 115 (8%) 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 Thandrampet - Kolundampattu3,177 people - Edathanur2,819 people - Thenkarimbalur2,673 people - Kottaiyur2,587 people - Veeranam2,432 people - Se.Gudalur2,311 people - Agarampallipattu2,307 people - Thiruvadathanur2,306 people [All 73 villages in Thandrampet](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/thandrampet/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melkaripur?606706 - How far is Melkaripur from Tiruvannamalai?29 km by road - What is the population of Melkaripur?2,479 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melkaripur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Thandrampet sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melkaripur?68.0% (Census 2011)