# Melanur Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/melanur/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Melanur Melanur is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604504**. The 2011 Census counted **1,924 people in 430 households**, the 44th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 1,924people (2011) - 430households - 75.9%literacy - 604504PIN code ## Melanur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melanur is 604504.** Melanur falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604504 - Gram panchayatMelanur - Community development blockPeranamallur - Census village code631436 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melanur from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)60 km by road - Arani (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 Melanur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Melanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Munugapattu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Irumbedu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Peranamallur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Melanur known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 57% of the 343 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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 Melanur Of every 100 households in Melanur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melanur · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **93% Toilet within the home ****5%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **86% Tap water ****54%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****77%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%** **81% Use banking services ****57%** **44% Television ****84%** **88% Mobile phone ****64%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Melanur? ■ Melanur · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885** **974 Working population ****67.7%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.5% for men and 65.4% for women. 69% of men and 66% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 294 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (1%) · **■** Household industry 172 (13%) · **■** Other work 88 (7%) · **■** Marginal 738 (57%) 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 Vandavasi - Vilanallur1,968 people - Birudur1,955 people - Vazhur1,953 people - Thennangur1,943 people - Punnai1,909 people - Sembur1,898 people - Badur1,868 people - Athipakkam1,860 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melanur?604504 - How far is Melanur from Tiruvannamalai?60 km by road - What is the population of Melanur?1,924 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melanur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melanur?75.9% (Census 2011)