# Meladhanur Village, Tindivanam, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/meladhanur/ Village · Tindivanam, Viluppuram # Meladhanur Meladhanur is a village in Tindivanam sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604207**. The 2011 Census counted **910 people in 236 households**, the 138th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 910people (2011) - 236households - 69.0%literacy - 604207PIN code ## Meladhanur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Meladhanur is 604207.** Meladhanur falls in Tindivanam sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604207 - Gram panchayatMeladhanur - Community development blockOlakkur - Census village code632524 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Meladhanur from nearby towns? - Tindivanam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)54 km by road - Tindivanam (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 Meladhanur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Meladhanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dadapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Tindivanam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thellar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 14 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 Meladhanur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and casuarina**. About 60% of the 408 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 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 Meladhanur Of every 100 households in Meladhanur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Meladhanur · ■ Tindivanam rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **93% Toilet within the home ****3%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **83% Tap water ****100%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **74% Use banking services ****24%** **40% Television ****91%** **88% Mobile phone ****58%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Meladhanur? ■ Meladhanur · ■ Tindivanam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947** **976 Working population ****51.5%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 60.2% for women. 65% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 143 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (14%) · **■** Other work 70 (15%) · **■** Marginal 189 (40%) 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 Tindivanam - Sendiyampakkam969 people - Kodima956 people - Nalmukkal940 people - Kanniyam919 people - Konamangalam907 people - Mambakkam895 people - Kilgudalur879 people - Atchikadu873 people [All 223 villages in Tindivanam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Meladhanur?604207 - How far is Meladhanur from Viluppuram?54 km by road - What is the population of Meladhanur?910 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meladhanur in?Viluppuram district (Tindivanam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Meladhanur?69.0% (Census 2011)