# Mel Pudupakkam Village, Arcot, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arcot/mel-pudupakkam/ Village · Arcot, Vellore # Mel Pudupakkam Mel Pudupakkam is a village in Arcot sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632318**. The 2011 Census counted **1,858 people in 490 households**, the 31st largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%. - 1,858people (2011) - 490households - 67.8%literacy - 632318PIN code ## Mel Pudupakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mel Pudupakkam is 632318.** Mel Pudupakkam falls in Arcot sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632318 - Gram panchayatMel Pudupakkam - Community development blockTimiri - Census village code630781 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mel Pudupakkam from nearby towns? - Arcot (sub-district HQ)34 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)47 km by road - Arani (nearest town)12 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 Mel Pudupakkam? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Mel Pudupakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●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 · Valappandal - ○Degree college10+ km · Arani - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arani - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)18 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 Mel Pudupakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 22% of the 625 hectares of village land is sown, and 133 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 Mel Pudupakkam Of every 100 households in Mel Pudupakkam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mel Pudupakkam · ■ Arcot rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **93% Toilet within the home ****14%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **85% Tap water ****99%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **76% Use banking services ****22%** **30% Television ****96%** **86% Mobile phone ****48%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **7% Own their home ****96%** **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 Mel Pudupakkam? ■ Mel Pudupakkam · ■ Arcot rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%** **74.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842** **930 Working population ****43.2%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.7% for men and 57.3% for women. 57% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 29 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 75 (9%) · **■** Marginal 687 (86%) 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 - Nambarai2,175 people - Vembi2,123 people - Soraiyur2,024 people - Irungur1,986 people - Velur1,855 people - Pattanam1,846 people - Senganavaram1,834 people - Ayiramangalam1,823 people [All 98 villages in Arcot](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arcot/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mel Pudupakkam?632318 - How far is Mel Pudupakkam from Vellore?47 km by road - What is the population of Mel Pudupakkam?1,858 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mel Pudupakkam in?Vellore district (Arcot sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mel Pudupakkam?67.8% (Census 2011)