# Melalathur Village, Gudiyatham, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/gudiyatham/melalathur/ Village · Gudiyatham, Vellore # Melalathur Melalathur is a village in Gudiyatham sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632806**. The 2011 Census counted **3,462 people in 785 households**, the 24th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 3,462people (2011) - 785households - 84.3%literacy - 632806PIN code ## Melalathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melalathur is 632806.** Melalathur falls in Gudiyatham sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632806 - Gram panchayatMelalathur - Community development blockGudiyatham - Census village code630315 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melalathur from nearby towns? - Gudiyatham (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)40 km by road - Gudiyatham (nearest town)7 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 Melalathur? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Melalathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Goodanagaram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Gudiyatham - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gudiyatham - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Melalathur known for? The main crops are **coconut**. Products made here include mat. About 77% of the 385 hectares of village land is sown, and 272 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 Melalathur Of every 100 households in Melalathur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melalathur · ■ Gudiyatham rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **91% Toilet within the home ****42%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **76% Tap water ****72%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **75% Use banking services ****46%** **31% Television ****90%** **87% Mobile phone ****55%** **52% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **7% Own their home ****85%** **93% 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 Melalathur? ■ Melalathur · ■ Gudiyatham rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%** **74.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015** **1013 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033** **944 Working population ****41.7%** **44.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.5% for men and 78.1% for women. 57% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 40 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (6%) · **■** Household industry 29 (2%) · **■** Other work 963 (67%) · **■** Marginal 324 (22%) 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 Gudiyatham - Jittapalli3,862 people - Seruvangi3,794 people - Bathalapalli3,724 people - Thalayatham3,485 people - Rajakkal3,419 people - Dakshinapathapalayam3,405 people - Chendathur3,285 people - Danakondapalli3,247 people [All 96 villages in Gudiyatham](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/gudiyatham/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melalathur?632806 - How far is Melalathur from Vellore?40 km by road - What is the population of Melalathur?3,462 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melalathur in?Vellore district (Gudiyatham sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melalathur?84.3% (Census 2011)