# Mel Sevalambadi Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/mel-sevalambadi/ Village · Gingee, Viluppuram # Mel Sevalambadi Mel Sevalambadi is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604204**. The 2011 Census counted **2,248 people in 523 households**, the 50th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 2,248people (2011) - 523households - 76.0%literacy - 604204PIN code ## Mel Sevalambadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mel Sevalambadi is 604204.** Mel Sevalambadi falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604204 - Gram panchayatMel Sevalambadi - Community development blockMelmalayanur - Census village code632283 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mel Sevalambadi from nearby towns? - Gingee (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)70 km by road - Chetpet (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 Mel Sevalambadi? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Mel Sevalambadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Teppirampattu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pinnanur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Avalurpettai - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 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 Mel Sevalambadi known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and ground nut**. About 75% of the 439 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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 Mel Sevalambadi Of every 100 households in Mel Sevalambadi in 2011, 92 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mel Sevalambadi · ■ Gingee rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **92% Toilet within the home ****3%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **86% Tap water ****92%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **82% Use banking services ****51%** **45% Television ****94%** **85% Mobile phone ****34%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****100%** **96% 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 Mel Sevalambadi? ■ Mel Sevalambadi · ■ Gingee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034** **931 Working population ****57.2%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.3% for men and 67.8% for women. 59% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 208 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 263 (20%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 53 (4%) · **■** Marginal 761 (59%) 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 Gingee - Sathambadi2,379 people - Devanur2,340 people - Kannalam2,340 people - Chittamur2,252 people - Periyanolambai2,248 people - Illodu2,240 people - Talankunram2,240 people - Eachur2,168 people [All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mel Sevalambadi?604204 - How far is Mel Sevalambadi from Viluppuram?70 km by road - What is the population of Mel Sevalambadi?2,248 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mel Sevalambadi in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mel Sevalambadi?76.0% (Census 2011)