# Melpasar Village, Thandrampet, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/thandrampet/melpasar/ Village · Thandrampet, Tiruvannamalai # Melpasar Melpasar is a village in Thandrampet sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606708**. The 2011 Census counted **1,648 people in 389 households**, the 40th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 1,648people (2011) - 389households - 58.4%literacy - 606708PIN code ## Melpasar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melpasar is 606708.** Melpasar falls in Thandrampet sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606708 - Gram panchayatMelpasar - Community development blockThandrampet - Census village code632003 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melpasar from nearby towns? - Thandrampet (sub-district HQ)33 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)48 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (nearest town)48 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 Melpasar? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Melpasar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mothakal - ○Degree college10+ km · Tiruvannamalai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thandrampet - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Melpasar known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include rice, jaggery and oil. About 49% of the 524 hectares of village land is sown, and 247 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 Melpasar Of every 100 households in Melpasar in 2011, 87 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melpasar · ■ Thandrampet rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **91% Toilet within the home ****3%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **85% Tap water ****89%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **81% Use banking services ****12%** **47% Television ****77%** **86% Mobile phone ****60%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **6% Own their home ****95%** **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 Melpasar? ■ Melpasar · ■ Thandrampet rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847** **920 Working population ****60.9%** **53.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.0% for men and 47.3% for women. 61% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 645 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 243 (24%) · **■** Household industry 30 (3%) · **■** Other work 39 (4%) · **■** Marginal 46 (5%) 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 - Thondamanur1,761 people - Keelamanjanoor1,701 people - Serapattu1,675 people - Puthurchekkadi1,663 people - Perunduraipattu1,618 people - Sadakuppam1,590 people - Kambattu1,573 people - Kanakkandal1,529 people [All 73 villages in Thandrampet](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/thandrampet/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melpasar?606708 - How far is Melpasar from Tiruvannamalai?48 km by road - What is the population of Melpasar?1,648 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melpasar in?Tiruvannamalai district (Thandrampet sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melpasar?58.4% (Census 2011)