# Melamangalam Village, Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram 

# Melamangalam

Melamangalam is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607107**. The 2011 Census counted **1,364 people in 310 households**, the 122nd largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%.

- 1,364people (2011)
- 310households
- 66.2%literacy
- 607107PIN code

## Melamangalam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melamangalam is 607107.** Melamangalam falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code607107
- Gram panchayatMelamangalam
- Community development blockThiruvennainallur
- Census village code633216

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Melamangalam from nearby towns?

- Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)13 km by road
- Thiruvennainallur (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 Melamangalam?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Melamangalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 · Perangiyur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tiruvennainallur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tiruvennainallur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 10 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 Melamangalam known for?

The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 71% of the 271 hectares of village land is sown, and 192 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 Melamangalam

Of every 100 households in Melamangalam in 2011, 99 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Melamangalam · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**88%

Tap water ****2%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**76%

Use banking services ****23%**

**33%

Television ****82%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Melamangalam?

■ Melamangalam · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**67.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****807**

**933

Working population ****54.0%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 56.8% for women. 62% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 543 (74%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 54 (7%) · **■** Marginal 100 (14%)

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

- Periyanur1,442 people
- Appanandal1,417 people
- Sorayapattu1,385 people
- Athiyandal1,371 people
- Kadiyar1,351 people
- Ponniyandal1,351 people
- Sadaikatti1,351 people
- Valaiyampattu1,314 people

[All 180 villages in Tirukkoyilur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melamangalam?607107
- How far is Melamangalam from Viluppuram?13 km by road
- What is the population of Melamangalam?1,364 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melamangalam in?Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Melamangalam?66.2% (Census 2011)