Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram # Melendal Melendal is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 605754. The 2011 Census counted 2,833 people in 642 households, the 50th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%. - 2,833 people (2011) - 642 households - 58.2% literacy - 605754 PIN code ## Melendal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Melendal is 605754. Melendal falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 605754 - Gram panchayat Melendal - Community development block Mugaiyur - Census village code 633051 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Melendal from nearby towns? - Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ) 27 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ) 67 km by road - Manalurpet (nearest town) 11 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Melendal? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Melendal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Moongilthuraipattu - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Thiruvannamalai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mannalurpettai - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Melendal known for? The main crops are sugarcane, ground nut and paddy. About 64% of the 746 hectares of village land is sown, and 477 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Melendal Of every 100 households in Melendal in 2011, 86 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melendal · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average - Electricity for lighting 86% 91% - Toilet within the home 15% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 80% 88% - Tap water 95% 87% - Drinking water within premises 12% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 22% 22% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 77% 76% - Use banking services 50% 33% - Television 88% 84% - Mobile phone 72% 57% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 19% 16% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 5% 7% - Own their home 91% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Melendal? ■ Melendal · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.2% 67.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1018 972 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 955 933 - Working population 47.8% 50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.3% for men and 50.4% for women. 58% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 312 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 555 (41%) · ■ Household industry 26 (2%) · ■ Other work 260 (19%) · ■ Marginal 200 (15%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tirukkoyilur - Chithapattinam 2,972 people - Emappur 2,858 people - Kottamarudur 2,856 people - Elrampattu 2,843 people - Thimmachur 2,809 people - V.Puthur 2,809 people - Palengur 2,769 people - Sirumadurai 2,686 people All 180 villages in Tirukkoyilur ## Other places named Melendal - Melendal · Village, Tiruchuli, Virudhunagar · 662 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melendal? 605754 - How far is Melendal from Viluppuram? 67 km by road - What is the population of Melendal? 2,833 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melendal in? Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melendal? 58.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/melendal/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.