# Melakuppam Village, Wallajah, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/wallajah/melakuppam/ Village · Wallajah, Vellore # Melakuppam Melakuppam is a village in Wallajah sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632517**. The 2011 Census counted **3,049 people in 730 households**, the 30th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 3,049people (2011) - 730households - 85.1%literacy - 632517PIN code ## Melakuppam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melakuppam is 632517.** Melakuppam falls in Wallajah sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632517 - Gram panchayatMelakuppam - Community development blockArcot - Census village code630524 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melakuppam from nearby towns? - Wallajah (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)15 km by road - Melvisharam (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 Melakuppam? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Melakuppam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mel Visharam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vellore - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Melakuppam known for? The main crops are **ground nut, coconut and banana**. About 43% of the 351 hectares of village land is sown, and 132 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 Melakuppam Of every 100 households in Melakuppam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 94 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Melakuppam · ■ Wallajah rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **95% Toilet within the home ****13%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **75% Tap water ****70%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****94%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%** **50% Use banking services ****64%** **41% Television ****93%** **90% Mobile phone ****69%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****39%** **33% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **89% 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 Melakuppam? ■ Melakuppam · ■ Wallajah rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%** **77.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****805** **933 Working population ****41.2%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.4% for men and 77.0% for women. 59% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 400 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 186 (15%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 546 (44%) · **■** Marginal 114 (9%) 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 Wallajah - Pandiyanellore3,519 people - Valluvambakkam3,442 people - Jambukulam3,301 people - Chennesamudram3,201 people - Kondakuppam2,915 people - Manthangal2,905 people - Govindacherikuppam2,839 people - Thagarakuppam2,810 people [All 73 villages in Wallajah](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/wallajah/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melakuppam?632517 - How far is Melakuppam from Vellore?15 km by road - What is the population of Melakuppam?3,049 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melakuppam in?Vellore district (Wallajah sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melakuppam?85.1% (Census 2011)