# Melsiruvalur Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/melsiruvalur/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Melsiruvalur Melsiruvalur is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605702**. The 2011 Census counted **6,231 people in 1,363 households**, the 6th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 6,231people (2011) - 1,363households - 77.9%literacy - 605702PIN code ## Melsiruvalur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melsiruvalur is 605702.** Melsiruvalur falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605702 - Gram panchayatMelsiruvalur - Community development blockSankarapuram - Census village code633240 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melsiruvalur from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)110 km by road - Sankarapuram (nearest town)18 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 Melsiruvalur? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Melsiruvalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Moongilthuraipattu - ○Degree college10+ km · Tiruvannamalai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pakkamputhur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Melsiruvalur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and corn**. About 62% of the 536 hectares of village land is sown, and 199 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 Melsiruvalur Of every 100 households in Melsiruvalur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melsiruvalur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **92% Toilet within the home ****27%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **87% Tap water ****88%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **77% Use banking services ****49%** **49% Television ****71%** **76% Mobile phone ****72%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **10% Own their home ****95%** **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 Melsiruvalur? ■ Melsiruvalur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011** **939 Working population ****44.7%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.2% for men and 72.5% for women. 57% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 787 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 629 (23%) · **■** Household industry 58 (2%) · **■** Other work 412 (15%) · **■** Marginal 898 (32%) 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 - Rishivandiyam8,225 people - Poottai7,962 people - Arasambattu6,598 people - Viriyur6,354 people - Pasar6,190 people - Moongilthuraippattu6,036 people - Alathur5,875 people - Pudupalapattu5,778 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melsiruvalur?605702 - How far is Melsiruvalur from Viluppuram?110 km by road - What is the population of Melsiruvalur?6,231 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melsiruvalur in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melsiruvalur?77.9% (Census 2011)