# Melarangunam Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/melarangunam/ Village · Gingee, Viluppuram # Melarangunam Melarangunam is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604151**. The 2011 Census counted **1,210 people in 306 households**, the 130th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 1,210people (2011) - 306households - 71.8%literacy - 604151PIN code ## Melarangunam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melarangunam is 604151.** Melarangunam falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604151 - Gram panchayatMelarangunam - Community development blockMelmalayanur - Census village code632372 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melarangunam from nearby towns? - Gingee (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)57 km by road - Kilpennathur (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 Melarangunam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Melarangunam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Alampoondi - ○Degree college10+ km · Chellapirathi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nattarmangalam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 24 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 Melarangunam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 62% of the 344 hectares of village land is sown, and 212 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 Melarangunam Of every 100 households in Melarangunam in 2011, 83 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melarangunam · ■ Gingee rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **92% Toilet within the home ****1%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **86% Tap water ****47%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **82% Use banking services ****28%** **45% Television ****69%** **85% Mobile phone ****49%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **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 Melarangunam? ■ Melarangunam · ■ Gingee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033** **931 Working population ****50.0%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.4% for men and 60.3% for women. 54% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 56 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 139 (23%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 52 (9%) · **■** Marginal 345 (57%) 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 - Rajampuliyur1,262 people - Vailamur1,253 people - Siyappundi1,233 people - Kappai1,229 people - Kalathambattu1,207 people - Aviyur1,199 people - Kodambadi1,199 people - Udaiyantangal1,199 people [All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melarangunam?604151 - How far is Melarangunam from Viluppuram?57 km by road - What is the population of Melarangunam?1,210 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melarangunam in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melarangunam?71.8% (Census 2011)