# Olakkur Melpadi Village, Tindivanam, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/olakkur-melpadi/ Village · Tindivanam, Viluppuram # Olakkur Melpadi Olakkur Melpadi is a village in Tindivanam sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604305**. The 2011 Census counted **3,849 people in 898 households**, the 17th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 3,849people (2011) - 898households - 73.0%literacy - 604305PIN code ## Olakkur Melpadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Olakkur Melpadi is 604305.** Olakkur Melpadi falls in Tindivanam sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604305 - Gram panchayatOlakkur - Community development blockOlakkur - Census village code632528 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Olakkur Melpadi from nearby towns? - Tindivanam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)49 km by road - Tindivanam (nearest town)10 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 Olakkur Melpadi? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Olakkur Melpadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Olakkur Kilpadi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tindivanam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Olakkur Melpadi known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and black gram**. Products made here include mats. About 25% of the 1,111 hectares of village land is sown, and 278 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 Olakkur Melpadi Of every 100 households in Olakkur Melpadi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Olakkur Melpadi · ■ Tindivanam rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****9%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **83% Tap water ****44%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **74% Use banking services ****45%** **40% Television ****68%** **88% Mobile phone ****59%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **6% Own their home ****95%** **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 Olakkur Melpadi? ■ Olakkur Melpadi · ■ Tindivanam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880** **976 Working population ****44.8%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.9% for men and 61.0% for women. 58% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 505 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 790 (46%) · **■** Household industry 34 (2%) · **■** Other work 342 (20%) · **■** Marginal 53 (3%) 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 - Nedumozhianur4,549 people - Padirapuliyur4,202 people - Vengandur3,893 people - Iraiyanur3,869 people - Manoor3,550 people - Nolambur3,523 people - Kiledayalam3,455 people - Nagar3,428 people [All 223 villages in Tindivanam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Olakkur Melpadi?604305 - How far is Olakkur Melpadi from Viluppuram?49 km by road - What is the population of Olakkur Melpadi?3,849 (Census 2011) - Which district is Olakkur Melpadi in?Viluppuram district (Tindivanam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Olakkur Melpadi?73.0% (Census 2011)