# Melshanankuppam Village, Ambur, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/ambur/melshanankuppam/ Village · Ambur, Vellore # Melshanankuppam Melshanankuppam is a village in Ambur sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635807**. The 2011 Census counted **1,570 people in 392 households**, the 44th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%. - 1,570people (2011) - 392households - 81.4%literacy - 635807PIN code ## Melshanankuppam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melshanankuppam is 635807.** Melshanankuppam falls in Ambur sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635807 - Gram panchayatMelshanankuppam - Community development blockPernampattu - Census village code631036 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melshanankuppam from nearby towns? - Ambur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)60 km by road - Ambur (nearest town)10 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 Melshanankuppam? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Melshanankuppam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ambur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ambur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vaniyambadi - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)10 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 Melshanankuppam known for? The main crops are **coconut**. Products made here include coir. About 43% of the 256 hectares of village land is sown, and 109 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 Melshanankuppam Of every 100 households in Melshanankuppam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melshanankuppam · ■ Ambur rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **92% Toilet within the home ****19%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **70% Tap water ****50%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **66% Use banking services ****39%** **33% Television ****81%** **87% Mobile phone ****38%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **6% Own their home ****86%** **91% 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 Melshanankuppam? ■ Melshanankuppam · ■ Ambur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%** **76.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1122** **1023 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1271** **955 Working population ****37.0%** **45.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.1% for men and 75.3% for women. 59% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 29 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 167 (29%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 365 (63%) · **■** Marginal 10 (2%) 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 Ambur - Thollapalli1,873 people - Aiyathambattu1,855 people - Veppankuppam1,855 people - Sathambakkam1,742 people - Nacharkuppam1,447 people - Arimalai1,421 people - Chinna Palli Kuppam1,407 people - Parsanapalli1,403 people [All 94 villages in Ambur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/ambur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melshanankuppam?635807 - How far is Melshanankuppam from Vellore?60 km by road - What is the population of Melshanankuppam?1,570 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melshanankuppam in?Vellore district (Ambur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melshanankuppam?81.4% (Census 2011)