# Melpacheri Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/melpacheri/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Melpacheri Melpacheri is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606207**. The 2011 Census counted **1,038 people in 237 households**, the 135th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 22.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 1,038people (2011) - 237households - 22.2%literacy - 606207PIN code ## Melpacheri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melpacheri is 606207.** Melpacheri falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606207 - Gram panchayatMel Pacheri - Community development blockKalrayan Hills - Census village code633403 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melpacheri from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)140 km by road - Vadakkanandal (nearest town)30 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 Melpacheri? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Melpacheri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vadakanandal - ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vadakanandal - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Melpacheri known for? The main crops are **tapioca and paddy**. About 30% of the 855 hectares of village land is sown, and 260 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 Melpacheri Of every 100 households in Melpacheri in 2011, 47 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melpacheri · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****47%** **92% Toilet within the home ****0%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **77% Use banking services ****1%** **49% Television ****98%** **76% Mobile phone ****9%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **10% Own their home ****100%** **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 Melpacheri? ■ Melpacheri · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****22.2%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026** **939 Working population ****64.5%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 25.9% for men and 18.2% for women. 64% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 618 (92%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 30 (4%) 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 - Alannur1,128 people - Maniyandal1,118 people - Arampundi1,056 people - Vellimalai1,054 people - Ponbarapattu1,032 people - Naranampattu1,030 people - Innadu983 people - Gudaram954 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melpacheri?606207 - How far is Melpacheri from Viluppuram?140 km by road - What is the population of Melpacheri?1,038 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melpacheri in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melpacheri?22.2% (Census 2011)