# Melathangal Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/melathangal/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Melathangal Melathangal is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606807**. The 2011 Census counted **1,995 people in 510 households**, the 38th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 1,995people (2011) - 510households - 77.8%literacy - 606807PIN code ## Melathangal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melathangal is 606807.** Melathangal falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606807 - Gram panchayatMelathangal - Community development blockPeranamallur - Census village code631537 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melathangal from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)48 km by road - Chetpet (nearest town)8 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 Melathangal? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Melathangal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chetpet - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chetpet - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Melathangal known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 60% of the 393 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Melathangal Of every 100 households in Melathangal in 2011, 92 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melathangal · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **93% Toilet within the home ****9%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **86% Tap water ****91%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **81% Use banking services ****87%** **44% Television ****93%** **88% Mobile phone ****72%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **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 Melathangal? ■ Melathangal · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1113** **974 Working population ****59.0%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.0% for men and 68.2% for women. 66% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 376 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 411 (35%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 279 (24%) · **■** Marginal 102 (9%) 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 - Chitharugavoor2,080 people - Kadambai2,044 people - Vayaloor2,033 people - Sembedu2,028 people - Salukkai1,972 people - Vilanallur1,968 people - Birudur1,955 people - Vazhur1,953 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melathangal?606807 - How far is Melathangal from Tiruvannamalai?48 km by road - What is the population of Melathangal?1,995 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melathangal in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melathangal?77.8% (Census 2011)