# Melkalathur Village, Arakonam, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/melkalathur/ Village · Arakonam, Vellore # Melkalathur Melkalathur is a village in Arakonam sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632502**. The 2011 Census counted **2,487 people in 555 households**, the 60th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%. - 2,487people (2011) - 555households - 71.9%literacy - 632502PIN code ## Melkalathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melkalathur is 632502.** Melkalathur falls in Arakonam sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632502 - Gram panchayatMelkalathur - Community development blockNemili - Census village code630618 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melkalathur from nearby towns? - Arakonam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)69 km by road - Arakonam (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 Melkalathur? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Melkalathur; 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 - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nagavedu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thandalam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Arakonam - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - 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 Melkalathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and bajra**. Products made here include lungi. About 15% of the 679 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Melkalathur Of every 100 households in Melkalathur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melkalathur · ■ Arakonam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****12%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **83% Tap water ****100%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **64% Use banking services ****15%** **32% Television ****89%** **90% Mobile phone ****61%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **5% Own their home ****95%** **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 Melkalathur? ■ Melkalathur · ■ Arakonam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%** **74.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1052** **961 Working population ****50.8%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.9% for men and 64.0% for women. 58% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 65 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 382 (30%) · **■** Household industry 114 (9%) · **■** Other work 338 (27%) · **■** Marginal 365 (29%) 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 - Parameswaramangalam2,612 people - Tappur2,601 people - Sirukarumbur2,514 people - Mahendravadi2,503 people - Kilpakkam2,448 people - Puliyamangalam2,439 people - Athipattu2,329 people - Ocheri2,318 people [All 138 villages in Arakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melkalathur?632502 - How far is Melkalathur from Vellore?69 km by road - What is the population of Melkalathur?2,487 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melkalathur in?Vellore district (Arakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melkalathur?71.9% (Census 2011)