# Melpulam Village, Arcot, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Arcot, Vellore 

# Melpulam

Melpulam is a village in Arcot sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632518**. The 2011 Census counted **272 people in 76 households**, the 91st largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 272people (2011)
- 76households
- 67.7%literacy
- 632518PIN code

## Melpulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melpulam is 632518.** Melpulam falls in Arcot sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code632518
- Gram panchayatVembi
- Community development blockTimiri
- Census village code630763

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Melpulam from nearby towns?

- Arcot (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Vellore (district HQ)56 km by road
- Kalavai (nearest town)6 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 Melpulam?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Melpulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Vembi
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pennagar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kalavai
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kalavai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Melpulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 26% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Melpulam

Of every 100 households in Melpulam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Melpulam · ■ Arcot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**85%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**76%

Use banking services ****33%**

**30%

Television ****88%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**7%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Melpulam?

■ Melpulam · ■ Arcot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**930

Working population ****58.5%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 63.2% for women. 66% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 46 (29%) · **■** Marginal 111 (70%)

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

- Marudamangalam379 people
- Poongodu349 people
- Kunjirappanthangal330 people
- Kodali311 people
- Nangamangalam253 people
- Sittanthangal200 people
- Siruvidagam140 people
- Sembakkam26 people

[All 98 villages in Arcot](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arcot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melpulam?632518
- How far is Melpulam from Vellore?56 km by road
- What is the population of Melpulam?272 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melpulam in?Vellore district (Arcot sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Melpulam?67.7% (Census 2011)