# Melpettai Village, Tindivanam, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/melpettai/ Village · Tindivanam, Viluppuram # Melpettai Melpettai is a village in Tindivanam sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604307**. The 2011 Census counted **827 people in 205 households**, the 147th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 827people (2011) - 205households - 86.5%literacy - 604307PIN code ## Melpettai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melpettai is 604307.** Melpettai falls in Tindivanam sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604307 - Gram panchayatMelpettai - Community development blockOlakkur - Census village code632570 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melpettai from nearby towns? - Tindivanam (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)45 km by road - Tindivanam (nearest town)7 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 Melpettai? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Melpettai; 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 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 · Tindivanam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tindivanam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tindivanam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Melpettai known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 36% of the 156 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Melpettai Of every 100 households in Melpettai in 2011, 95 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 91 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melpettai · ■ Tindivanam rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **93% Toilet within the home ****9%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **83% Tap water ****5%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****91%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****7%** **74% Use banking services ****35%** **40% Television ****92%** **88% Mobile phone ****72%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **6% Own their home ****93%** **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 Melpettai? ■ Melpettai · ■ Tindivanam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795** **976 Working population ****52.0%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.3% for men and 80.4% for women. 58% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 12 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 291 (68%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 103 (24%) · **■** Marginal 23 (5%) 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 - Panaiyur865 people - Palamukkal852 people - Buderi844 people - Evalur832 people - Kuralur816 people - Adavallikuttam810 people - Kulathur806 people - Kilarungunam798 people [All 223 villages in Tindivanam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melpettai?604307 - How far is Melpettai from Viluppuram?45 km by road - What is the population of Melpettai?827 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melpettai in?Viluppuram district (Tindivanam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melpettai?86.5% (Census 2011)