# Melapalandai Village, Arcot, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arcot/melapalandai/ Village · Arcot, Vellore # Melapalandai Melapalandai is a village in Arcot sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632318**. The 2011 Census counted **2,537 people in 651 households**, the 19th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%. - 2,537people (2011) - 651households - 67.2%literacy - 632318PIN code ## Melapalandai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melapalandai is 632318.** Melapalandai falls in Arcot sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632318 - Gram panchayatMelapalandai - Community development blockTimiri - Census village code630783 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melapalandai from nearby towns? - Arcot (sub-district HQ)33 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)53 km by road - Kalavai (nearest town)13 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 Melapalandai? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Melapalandai; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Valappandal - ○Degree college10+ km · Kalavai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalavai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Melapalandai known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 32% of the 667 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 Melapalandai Of every 100 households in Melapalandai in 2011, 93 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melapalandai · ■ Arcot rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **93% Toilet within the home ****7%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **85% Tap water ****99%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **76% Use banking services ****14%** **30% Television ****89%** **86% Mobile phone ****48%** **55% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **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 Melapalandai? ■ Melapalandai · ■ Arcot rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%** **74.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987** **930 Working population ****51.0%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.9% for men and 57.3% for women. 60% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 40 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 318 (25%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 144 (11%) · **■** Marginal 778 (60%) 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 - Puduppadi2,935 people - Arumpakkam2,895 people - Damarapakkam2,824 people - Mambakkam2,561 people - Agaram2,532 people - Anaimallur2,494 people - Mazhayur2,489 people - Mecheri2,448 people [All 98 villages in Arcot](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arcot/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melapalandai?632318 - How far is Melapalandai from Vellore?53 km by road - What is the population of Melapalandai?2,537 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melapalandai in?Vellore district (Arcot sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melapalandai?67.2% (Census 2011)