# Melmambattu Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/melmambattu/ Village · Gingee, Viluppuram # Melmambattu Melmambattu is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604204**. The 2011 Census counted **1,151 people in 297 households**, the 140th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 1,151people (2011) - 297households - 71.4%literacy - 604204PIN code ## Melmambattu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melmambattu is 604204.** Melmambattu falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604204 - Gram panchayatTorappadi - Community development blockMelmalayanur - Census village code632336 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melmambattu from nearby towns? - Gingee (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)56 km by road - Gingee (nearest town)20 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 Melmambattu? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Melmambattu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Torappadi - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Melmalaiyanur - ○Degree college10+ km · Annamangalam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chetpet - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 19 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 Melmambattu known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 81% of the 263 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Melmambattu Of every 100 households in Melmambattu in 2011, 88 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Melmambattu · ■ Gingee rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **92% Toilet within the home ****1%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **86% Tap water ****42%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **82% Use banking services ****38%** **45% Television ****82%** **85% Mobile phone ****54%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **6% Own their home ****95%** **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 Melmambattu? ■ Melmambattu · ■ Gingee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871** **931 Working population ****45.8%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 61.7% for women. 58% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 26 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (7%) · **■** Marginal 438 (83%) 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 - Bondai1,184 people - Kundalampattu1,178 people - Dalavanur1,174 people - Paruttipuram1,160 people - Nagandur1,148 people - Mavattambadi1,143 people - Chokkapalam1,132 people - Sennalur1,122 people [All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melmambattu?604204 - How far is Melmambattu from Viluppuram?56 km by road - What is the population of Melmambattu?1,151 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melmambattu in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melmambattu?71.4% (Census 2011)