# Melmalachi Village, Thandrampet, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Thandrampet, Tiruvannamalai 

# Melmalachi

Melmalachi is a village in Thandrampet sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606708**. The 2011 Census counted **289 people in 75 households**, the 62nd largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 23.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 289people (2011)
- 75households
- 23.6%literacy
- 606708PIN code

## Melmalachi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melmalachi is 606708.** Melmalachi falls in Thandrampet sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606708
- Gram panchayatAthipadi
- Community development blockThandrampet
- Census village code632028

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Melmalachi from nearby towns?

- Thandrampet (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)55 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (nearest town)55 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 Melmalachi?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Melmalachi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mothakal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Su.Kilnachipattu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thandrampet
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)12 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 Melmalachi known for?

The main crops are **samai, ragi and black gram**. About 41% of the 26 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Melmalachi

Of every 100 households in Melmalachi in 2011, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Melmalachi · ■ Thandrampet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**81%

Use banking services ****0%**

**47%

Television ****100%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Melmalachi?

■ Melmalachi · ■ Thandrampet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****23.6%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1464**

**920

Working population ****37.0%**

**53.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 24.3% for men and 22.9% for women. 53% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 3 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (97%)

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

- Kunjalanatham622 people
- Vakkilapattu595 people
- Semmanpatti484 people
- Abbunaickenpalayam292 people
- Akkarapatti124 people
- Royandapuram RF61 people
- Kannamadai RF12 people
- Radhapuram RF10 people

[All 73 villages in Thandrampet](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/thandrampet/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melmalachi?606708
- How far is Melmalachi from Tiruvannamalai?55 km by road
- What is the population of Melmalachi?289 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melmalachi in?Tiruvannamalai district (Thandrampet sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Melmalachi?23.6% (Census 2011)