# Melakondur Village, Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/melakondur/ Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram # Melakondur Melakondur is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605755**. The 2011 Census counted **999 people in 251 households**, the 144th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%. - 999people (2011) - 251households - 89.7%literacy - 605755PIN code ## Melakondur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melakondur is 605755.** Melakondur falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605755 - Gram panchayatMelakondur - Community development blockMugaiyur - Census village code633115 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melakondur from nearby towns? - Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)30 km by road - Arakandanallur (nearest town)8 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 Melakondur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Melakondur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · V.Puthur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirukkoyilur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Arakandanallur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Melakondur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 70% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Melakondur Of every 100 households in Melakondur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 96 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melakondur · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **91% Toilet within the home ****0%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **88% Tap water ****100%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****96%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%** **76% Use banking services ****20%** **33% Television ****96%** **84% Mobile phone ****73%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****0%** **7% Own their home ****96%** **96% 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 Melakondur? ■ Melakondur · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.7%** **67.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **933 Working population ****32.9%** **50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.1% for men and 85.7% for women. 51% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 186 (57%) · **■** Other work 39 (12%) · **■** Marginal 104 (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 Tirukkoyilur - Thanakanandal1,098 people - Konganamur1,089 people - Kallandal1,082 people - Sivanarthangal1,046 people - Thandarai993 people - Velakulam993 people - Villivalam990 people - Emapper988 people [All 180 villages in Tirukkoyilur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melakondur?605755 - How far is Melakondur from Viluppuram?30 km by road - What is the population of Melakondur?999 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melakondur in?Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melakondur?89.7% (Census 2011)