# Melmurungai Village, Gudiyatham, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/gudiyatham/melmurungai/ Village · Gudiyatham, Vellore # Melmurungai Melmurungai is a village in Gudiyatham sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635805**. The 2011 Census counted **2,035 people in 483 households**, the 54th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 2,035people (2011) - 483households - 78.6%literacy - 635805PIN code ## Melmurungai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melmurungai is 635805.** Melmurungai falls in Gudiyatham sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635805 - Gram panchayatMelvaithinankuppam - Community development blockPernampattu - Census village code630331 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melmurungai from nearby towns? - Gudiyatham (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)47 km by road - Ambur (nearest town)11 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 Melmurungai? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Melmurungai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Melvaithinankuppam - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Alinjikuppam - ○Degree college10+ km · Gudiyatham - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gudiyatham - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 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 Melmurungai known for? The main crops are **coconut, sugarcane and paddy**. Products made here include jaggery and sugar. About 45% of the 160 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Melmurungai Of every 100 households in Melmurungai in 2011, 98 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melmurungai · ■ Gudiyatham rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **91% Toilet within the home ****47%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **76% Tap water ****99%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **75% Use banking services ****14%** **31% Television ****90%** **87% Mobile phone ****54%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****86%** **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 Melmurungai? ■ Melmurungai · ■ Gudiyatham rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%** **74.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009** **1013 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915** **944 Working population ****39.0%** **44.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 70.4% for women. 58% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 57 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 173 (22%) · **■** Household industry 22 (3%) · **■** Other work 348 (44%) · **■** Marginal 194 (24%) 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 - Perumbadi2,146 people - Kothapalli2,124 people - Mordana2,108 people - Pogalur2,085 people - Kulidikai2,022 people - Melkothakuppam1,975 people - Moongapattu1,882 people - Sembedu1,801 people [All 96 villages in Gudiyatham](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/gudiyatham/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melmurungai?635805 - How far is Melmurungai from Vellore?47 km by road - What is the population of Melmurungai?2,035 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melmurungai in?Vellore district (Gudiyatham sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melmurungai?78.6% (Census 2011)