Village · Viluppuram, Viluppuram # Melkaranai Melkaranai is a village in Viluppuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 605202. The 2011 Census counted 3,953 people in 888 households, the 39th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%. - 3,953 people (2011) - 888 households - 66.3% literacy - 605202 PIN code ## Melkaranai PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Melkaranai is 605202. Melkaranai falls in Viluppuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 605202 - Gram panchayat Melkaranai - Community development block Kanai - Census village code 632850 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Melkaranai from nearby towns? - Viluppuram (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ) 20 km by road - Viluppuram (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Melkaranai? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Melkaranai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● 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 - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Sangeethamangalam - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Orathur - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Narasinganur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Melkaranai known for? The main crops are sugarcane, ground nut and paddy. About 61% of the 492 hectares of village land is sown, and 285 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Melkaranai Of every 100 households in Melkaranai in 2011, 93 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Melkaranai · ■ Viluppuram rural average - Electricity for lighting 93% 94% - Toilet within the home 4% 17% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 82% - Tap water 90% 90% - Drinking water within premises 30% 22% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 9% 25% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 88% 72% - Use banking services 56% 44% - Television 93% 88% - Mobile phone 72% 62% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 16% 24% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 2% 5% - Own their home 98% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Melkaranai? ■ Melkaranai · ■ Viluppuram rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.3% 74.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 963 993 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 865 937 - Working population 52.0% 49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.1% for men and 56.3% for women. 59% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 385 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,359 (66%) · ■ Household industry 19 (1%) · ■ Other work 246 (12%) · ■ Marginal 48 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Viluppuram - Kappur 4,050 people - Mundiyambakkam 4,044 people - Valudavur 4,035 people - Vakkur 3,980 people - Orathur 3,937 people - Villupuram 3,920 people - Rampakkam 3,839 people - Panchamadevi 3,786 people All 234 villages in Viluppuram ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melkaranai? 605202 - How far is Melkaranai from Viluppuram? 20 km by road - What is the population of Melkaranai? 3,953 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melkaranai in? Viluppuram district (Viluppuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melkaranai? 66.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/viluppuram/melkaranai/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.