# Melpathi Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/melpathi/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Melpathi Melpathi is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604505**. The 2011 Census counted **1,043 people in 234 households**, the 121st largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 1,043people (2011) - 234households - 74.0%literacy - 604505PIN code ## Melpathi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melpathi is 604505.** Melpathi falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604505 - Gram panchayatMelpathi - Community development blockThellar - Census village code631497 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melpathi from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)60 km by road - Vandavasi (nearest town)11 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 Melpathi? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Melpathi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Malaiyur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Vandavasi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Ponnur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 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, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 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 Melpathi known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 38% of the 223 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Melpathi Of every 100 households in Melpathi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melpathi · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****5%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **86% Tap water ****95%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **81% Use banking services ****12%** **44% Television ****86%** **88% Mobile phone ****16%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **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 Melpathi? ■ Melpathi · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983** **974 Working population ****41.3%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.5% for men and 66.5% for women. 59% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 255 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 134 (31%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (9%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%) 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 - Navalpakkam1,057 people - Padur1,055 people - Ariyapadi1,049 people - Arunthodu1,045 people - Isakolathur1,040 people - Karam1,038 people - Reddikuppam1,036 people - Thellur1,025 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melpathi?604505 - How far is Melpathi from Tiruvannamalai?60 km by road - What is the population of Melpathi?1,043 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melpathi in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melpathi?74.0% (Census 2011)