# Melathayanur Village, Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram 

# Melathayanur

Melathayanur is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605757**. The 2011 Census counted **2,092 people in 387 households**, the 83rd largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%.

- 2,092people (2011)
- 387households
- 54.8%literacy
- 605757PIN code

## Melathayanur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code605757
- Gram panchayatMelathayanur
- Community development blockThirukkoyilur
- Census village code633140

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

## How far is Melathayanur from nearby towns?

- Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)44 km by road
- Tirukkoyilur (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 Melathayanur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Melathayanur; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tiurkkoyilur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirukkoyilur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tirukoyilur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Melathayanur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and tapioca**. About 72% of the 310 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 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 Melathayanur

Of every 100 households in Melathayanur in 2011, 84 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Melathayanur · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**88%

Tap water ****98%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**76%

Use banking services ****9%**

**33%

Television ****90%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**7%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Melathayanur?

■ Melathayanur · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%**

**67.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****816**

**933

Working population ****58.8%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.8% for men and 45.8% for women. 59% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 454 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 504 (41%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 113 (9%) · **■** Marginal 139 (11%)

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

- Melvalai2,165 people
- Nedungampattu2,156 people
- Vadamalaiyanur2,150 people
- Aruthangudi2,127 people
- Chinnasevlai2,080 people
- Sathiyakandanur2,001 people
- Mazhavarayanur1,986 people
- Aviyur1,984 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melathayanur?605757
- How far is Melathayanur from Viluppuram?44 km by road
- What is the population of Melathayanur?2,092 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melathayanur in?Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Melathayanur?54.8% (Census 2011)