# Melapulam Village, Arakonam, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/melapulam/ Village · Arakonam, Vellore # Melapulam Melapulam is a village in Arakonam sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **631052**. The 2011 Census counted **4,072 people in 1,014 households**, the 19th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%. - 4,072people (2011) - 1,014households - 77.1%literacy - 631052PIN code ## Melapulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melapulam is 631052.** Melapulam falls in Arakonam sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code631052 - Gram panchayatMelapulam - Community development blockNemili - Census village code630668 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melapulam from nearby towns? - Arakonam (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)60 km by road - Panapakkam (nearest town)7 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 Melapulam? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Melapulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Panapakkam - ○Degree college10+ km · Kaveripakkam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kaveripakkam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Melapulam known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. Products made here include bricks, hand loom saree and clay pots. About 46% of the 335 hectares of village land is sown, and 154 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 Melapulam Of every 100 households in Melapulam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 70 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melapulam · ■ Arakonam rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****37%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **83% Tap water ****97%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****75%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****70%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%** **64% Use banking services ****51%** **32% Television ****94%** **90% Mobile phone ****72%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****91%** **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 Melapulam? ■ Melapulam · ■ Arakonam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%** **74.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1117** **961 Working population ****51.1%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.5% for men and 67.2% for women. 64% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 227 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 219 (11%) · **■** Household industry 619 (30%) · **■** Other work 787 (38%) · **■** Marginal 229 (11%) 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 Arakonam - Kavanur4,681 people - Melpakkam4,244 people - Polipakkam4,204 people - Kainoor4,155 people - Vengapattu4,037 people - Gudalur4,033 people - Pallur4,022 people - Kattupakkam3,984 people [All 138 villages in Arakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melapulam?631052 - How far is Melapulam from Vellore?60 km by road - What is the population of Melapulam?4,072 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melapulam in?Vellore district (Arakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melapulam?77.1% (Census 2011)