# Melaripattu Village, Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram 

# Melaripattu

Melaripattu is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605757**. The 2011 Census counted **953 people in 197 households**, the 151st largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%.

- 953people (2011)
- 197households
- 60.8%literacy
- 605757PIN code

## Melaripattu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melaripattu is 605757.** Melaripattu falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code605757
- Gram panchayatKoovanur
- Community development blockThirukkoyilur
- Census village code633100

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

## How far is Melaripattu from nearby towns?

- Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)53 km by road
- Manalurpet (nearest town)6 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 Melaripattu?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Melaripattu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thirupalapanthail
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukkoyilur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mannalurpettai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Melaripattu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and bajra**. About 89% of the 182 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 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 Melaripattu

Of every 100 households in Melaripattu in 2011, 93 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Melaripattu · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**88%

Tap water ****96%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**76%

Use banking services ****50%**

**33%

Television ****92%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Melaripattu?

■ Melaripattu · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**67.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****754**

**933

Working population ****55.8%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 46.7% for women. 61% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 267 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (10%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 176 (33%) · **■** Marginal 30 (6%)

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

- Villivalam990 people
- Emapper988 people
- Kudamurutti980 people
- Veeranampattu955 people
- Sengamedu940 people
- Kottagam938 people
- Thirumalaipattu906 people
- Vedalam860 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melaripattu?605757
- How far is Melaripattu from Viluppuram?53 km by road
- What is the population of Melaripattu?953 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melaripattu in?Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Melaripattu?60.8% (Census 2011)