# Melathangal Village, Arcot, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arcot/melathangal/ Village · Arcot, Vellore # Melathangal Melathangal is a village in Arcot sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632512**. The 2011 Census counted **1,151 people in 293 households**, the 48th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%. - 1,151people (2011) - 293households - 78.2%literacy - 632512PIN code ## Melathangal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melathangal is 632512.** Melathangal falls in Arcot sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632512 - Gram panchayatMelathangal - Community development blockTimiri - Census village code630739 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melathangal from nearby towns? - Arcot (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)33 km by road - Timiri (nearest town)5 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 Melathangal? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Melathangal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Timiri - ○Degree college10+ km · Arcot - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Timiri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 12 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 Melathangal known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 62% of the 174 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Melathangal Of every 100 households in Melathangal in 2011, 90 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melathangal · ■ Arcot rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **93% Toilet within the home ****11%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **85% Tap water ****100%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **76% Use banking services ****42%** **30% Television ****80%** **86% Mobile phone ****55%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **7% 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 Melathangal? ■ Melathangal · ■ Arcot rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%** **74.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868** **930 Working population ****54.9%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.0% for men and 69.9% for women. 63% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 16 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (8%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 139 (22%) · **■** Marginal 418 (66%) 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 - Kuppudisatham1,320 people - Vellambi1,308 people - Nallur1,271 people - Melnayakanpalayam1,152 people - Thattacheri1,112 people - Mosur1,086 people - Pali1,050 people - Ponnambalam1,046 people [All 98 villages in Arcot](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arcot/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melathangal?632512 - How far is Melathangal from Vellore?33 km by road - What is the population of Melathangal?1,151 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melathangal in?Vellore district (Arcot sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melathangal?78.2% (Census 2011)