# Melathipakkam Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/melathipakkam/ Village · Gingee, Viluppuram # Melathipakkam Melathipakkam is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604203**. The 2011 Census counted **1,597 people in 336 households**, the 93rd largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 1,597people (2011) - 336households - 71.5%literacy - 604203PIN code ## Melathipakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melathipakkam is 604203.** Melathipakkam falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604203 - Gram panchayatMelathipakkam - Community development blockVallam - Census village code632358 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melathipakkam from nearby towns? - Gingee (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)59 km by road - Gingee (nearest town)22 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 Melathipakkam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Melathipakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●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 school5–10 km · Veeramur - ○Degree college10+ km · Tindivanam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nattarmangalam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Melathipakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 50% of the 364 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Melathipakkam Of every 100 households in Melathipakkam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melathipakkam · ■ Gingee rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****6%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **86% Tap water ****76%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **82% Use banking services ****27%** **45% Television ****90%** **85% Mobile phone ****41%** **58% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **6% Own their home ****97%** **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 Melathipakkam? ■ Melathipakkam · ■ Gingee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1269** **931 Working population ****61.2%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.9% for men and 64.0% for women. 63% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 257 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 385 (39%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 44 (4%) · **■** Marginal 280 (29%) 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 - Puduppattu1,636 people - Arugavur1,634 people - Pothuvoy1,626 people - Vadapalai1,607 people - Kammandur1,579 people - Idayalam1,560 people - Pappambadi1,532 people - Perungappur1,524 people [All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melathipakkam?604203 - How far is Melathipakkam from Viluppuram?59 km by road - What is the population of Melathipakkam?1,597 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melathipakkam in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melathipakkam?71.5% (Census 2011)