# Melvalai Village, Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/melvalai/ Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram # Melvalai Melvalai is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605701**. The 2011 Census counted **2,165 people in 475 households**, the 79th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%. - 2,165people (2011) - 475households - 67.4%literacy - 605701PIN code ## Melvalai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melvalai is 605701.** Melvalai falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605701 - Gram panchayatMelvalai - Community development blockMugaiyur - Census village code633075 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melvalai from nearby towns? - Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)30 km by road - Tirukkoyilur (nearest town)18 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 Melvalai? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Melvalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Kandachipuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukkoyilur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 24 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 Melvalai known for? The main crops are **bajra, paddy and ground nut**. About 48% of the 268 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Melvalai Of every 100 households in Melvalai in 2011, 87 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 75 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melvalai · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **91% Toilet within the home ****6%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **88% Tap water ****90%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****75%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%** **76% Use banking services ****79%** **33% Television ****81%** **84% Mobile phone ****69%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **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 Melvalai? ■ Melvalai · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%** **67.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911** **933 Working population ****35.9%** **50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.2% for men and 56.5% for women. 55% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 353 (45%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 111 (14%) · **■** Marginal 303 (39%) 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 - Andili2,201 people - Padiyandal2,184 people - Edaiyur2,179 people - Komalur2,166 people - Nedungampattu2,156 people - Vadamalaiyanur2,150 people - Aruthangudi2,127 people - Melathayanur2,092 people [All 180 villages in Tirukkoyilur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melvalai?605701 - How far is Melvalai from Viluppuram?30 km by road - What is the population of Melvalai?2,165 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melvalai in?Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melvalai?67.4% (Census 2011)