# Melapalangur Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/melapalangur/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Melapalangur Melapalangur is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606205**. The 2011 Census counted **2,061 people in 485 households**, the 71st largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 2,061people (2011) - 485households - 64.6%literacy - 606205PIN code ## Melapalangur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melapalangur is 606205.** Melapalangur falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606205 - Gram panchayatMelapalangur - Community development blockRishivandiyam - Census village code633350 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melapalangur from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)65 km by road - Thiagadurgam (nearest town)15 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 Melapalangur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Melapalangur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Chitherippattu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Viriyur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thiyagadurgam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Melapalangur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. About 65% of the 473 hectares of village land is sown, and 186 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 Melapalangur Of every 100 households in Melapalangur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melapalangur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **92% Toilet within the home ****15%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **87% Tap water ****97%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **77% Use banking services ****46%** **49% Television ****94%** **76% Mobile phone ****58%** **61% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **10% Own their home ****96%** **94% 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 Melapalangur? ■ Melapalangur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****785** **939 Working population ****53.6%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.8% for men and 53.9% for women. 58% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 211 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 669 (61%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 100 (9%) · **■** Marginal 120 (11%) 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 Sankarapuram - Sripadanallur2,236 people - Pirividayampattu2,070 people - Mandagappadi2,069 people - Manalur2,066 people - Pacheri2,045 people - Melapattu2,041 people - Puzhayanur2,037 people - Kalaiyanallur2,035 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melapalangur?606205 - How far is Melapalangur from Viluppuram?65 km by road - What is the population of Melapalangur?2,061 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melapalangur in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melapalangur?64.6% (Census 2011)