# Melnilavur Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram 

# Melnilavur

Melnilavur is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606207**. The 2011 Census counted **822 people in 167 households**, the 145th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 822people (2011)
- 167households
- 42.3%literacy
- 606207PIN code

## Melnilavur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melnilavur is 606207.** Melnilavur falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606207
- Gram panchayatInnadu
- Community development blockKalrayan Hills
- Census village code633300

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Melnilavur from nearby towns?

- Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)75 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)140 km by road
- Vadakkanandal (nearest town)45 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 Melnilavur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Melnilavur; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Serapattu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Viriyur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vadakanandal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Melnilavur known for?

The main crops are **tapioca, paddy and ragi**. About 39% of the 633 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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 Melnilavur

Of every 100 households in Melnilavur in 2011, 71 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Melnilavur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**87%

Tap water ****78%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**77%

Use banking services ****26%**

**49%

Television ****94%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 Melnilavur?

■ Melnilavur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.3%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**939

Working population ****56.0%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.6% for men and 39.1% for women. 59% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 266 (58%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 50 (11%) · **■** Marginal 53 (12%)

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

- Mozhipattu877 people
- Porppalampattu869 people
- Vanniyur868 people
- Erukkambattu835 people
- Uppur820 people
- Kallerikuppam815 people
- Mottaiyanur774 people
- Kurmbalur770 people

[All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melnilavur?606207
- How far is Melnilavur from Viluppuram?140 km by road
- What is the population of Melnilavur?822 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melnilavur in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Melnilavur?42.3% (Census 2011)