# Melpadi Village, Katpadi, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/katpadi/melpadi/ Village · Katpadi, Vellore # Melpadi Melpadi is a village in Katpadi sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632520**. The 2011 Census counted **5,767 people in 1,374 households**, the 7th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 5,767people (2011) - 1,374households - 77.2%literacy - 632520PIN code ## Melpadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melpadi is 632520.** Melpadi falls in Katpadi sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632520 - Gram panchayatMelpadi - Community development blockSholingur - Census village code630382 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melpadi from nearby towns? - Katpadi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)30 km by road - Thiruvalam (nearest town)10 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 Melpadi? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Melpadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Katpadi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Thenpalli - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Melpadi known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include jaggery and incense sticks. About 33% of the 1,071 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Melpadi Of every 100 households in Melpadi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Melpadi · ■ Katpadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****20%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **72% Tap water ****97%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **61% Use banking services ****58%** **38% Television ****93%** **91% Mobile phone ****62%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****33%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****91%** **91% 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 Melpadi? ■ Melpadi · ■ Katpadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838** **967 Working population ****46.2%** **44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.4% for men and 67.0% for women. 58% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 488 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 566 (21%) · **■** Household industry 219 (8%) · **■** Other work 994 (37%) · **■** Marginal 399 (15%) 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 Katpadi - Brahmapuram8,430 people - Ammundi8,334 people - Pasumathur7,149 people - Vandaranthangal6,946 people - Karigiri5,185 people - Kavanur5,091 people - Palayakrishnapuram4,948 people - Jaffrapet4,927 people [All 100 villages in Katpadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/katpadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melpadi?632520 - How far is Melpadi from Vellore?30 km by road - What is the population of Melpadi?5,767 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melpadi in?Vellore district (Katpadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melpadi?77.2% (Census 2011)