# Mecheri Village, Arcot, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arcot/mecheri/ Village · Arcot, Vellore # Mecheri Mecheri is a village in Arcot sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632506**. The 2011 Census counted **2,448 people in 611 households**, the 23rd largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%. - 2,448people (2011) - 611households - 76.7%literacy - 632506PIN code ## Mecheri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mecheri is 632506.** Mecheri falls in Arcot sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632506 - Gram panchayatMecheri - Community development blockArcot - Census village code630728 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mecheri from nearby towns? - Arcot (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)45 km by road - Kalavai (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 Mecheri? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Mecheri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 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 - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kalavai - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mulluvadi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kalavai - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Mecheri known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. Products made here include jaggery. About 20% of the 852 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Mecheri Of every 100 households in Mecheri in 2011, 95 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mecheri · ■ Arcot rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **93% Toilet within the home ****8%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **85% Tap water ****99%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **76% Use banking services ****38%** **30% Television ****83%** **86% Mobile phone ****74%** **55% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **7% Own their home ****94%** **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 Mecheri? ■ Mecheri · ■ Arcot rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%** **74.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853** **930 Working population ****55.8%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.8% for men and 66.0% for women. 62% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 285 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 426 (31%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 265 (19%) · **■** Marginal 374 (27%) 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 Arcot - Melapalandai2,537 people - Agaram2,532 people - Anaimallur2,494 people - Mazhayur2,489 people - Kukkundi2,380 people - Allalacheri2,321 people - Mulluvadi2,205 people - Nambarai2,175 people [All 98 villages in Arcot](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arcot/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mecheri?632506 - How far is Mecheri from Vellore?45 km by road - What is the population of Mecheri?2,448 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mecheri in?Vellore district (Arcot sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mecheri?76.7% (Census 2011)