# Melur Village, Katpadi, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/katpadi/melur/ Village · Katpadi, Vellore # Melur Melur is a village in Katpadi sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632201**. The 2011 Census counted **436 people in 104 households**, the 86th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 436people (2011) - 104households - 71.2%literacy - 632201PIN code ## Melur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melur is 632201.** Melur falls in Katpadi sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632201 - Gram panchayatKavasampattu - Community development blockK.V. Kuppam - Census village code630436 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melur from nearby towns? - Katpadi (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)27 km by road - Katpadi (nearest town)19 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 Melur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Melur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kilvaithinankuppam - ○Degree college10+ km · Gudiyatham - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gudiyatham - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Melur known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and sugarcane**. About 48% of the 121 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Melur Of every 100 households in Melur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melur · ■ Katpadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **92% Toilet within the home ****32%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **72% Tap water ****91%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%** **61% Use banking services ****44%** **38% Television ****86%** **91% Mobile phone ****69%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****32%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **4% Own their home ****95%** **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 Melur? ■ Melur · ■ Katpadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800** **967 Working population ****50.9%** **44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.7% for men and 62.5% for women. 69% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 29 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (7%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 71 (32%) · **■** Marginal 104 (47%) 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 - Valvankundram654 people - Melmankuppam585 people - Unnamalaisamudram579 people - Thuthithangal471 people - Thalayarampattu178 people - Kondareddipalli161 people [All 100 villages in Katpadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/katpadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melur?632201 - How far is Melur from Vellore?27 km by road - What is the population of Melur?436 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melur in?Vellore district (Katpadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melur?71.2% (Census 2011)