Geographic Location of Melchengam

The village Melchengam is located in Chengam Taluk of Tiruvannamalai District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Melchengam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Chengam Community Development Block. The nearest town is Chengam, which is about 8 kilometers away from Melchengam.

Travel and Communication for Melchengam

The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village.

Postal Address:
Melchengam,
Tiruvannamalai,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 606703

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Melchengam

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A brief summary of available data for Melchengam is given below:

Social Structure of Melchengam

As per available data from the year 2009, 2101 persons live in 514 house holds in the village Melchengam. There are 1038 female individuals and 1063 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.41% and males constitute 50.59% of the total population.

There are 331 scheduled castes persons of which 172 are females and 159 are males. Females constitute 51.96% and males constitute 48.04% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 15.75% of the total population.

There are 8 scheduled tribes persons of which 5 are females and 3 are males. Females constitute 62.5% and males constitute 37.5% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.38% of the total population.

Population density of Melchengam is 415.72 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Melchengam

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Total area of Melchengam is 505.39 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 211.55 ha. About 45.27 ha is un-irrigated area. About 166.28 ha is irrigated area. About 159.27 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 7.01 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 49.26 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 214.95 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 22.23 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 7.4 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Melchengam

There are 2 government pre-primary schools in the village Melchengam.

There are 2 government primary schools. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Melchengam.

There is a government middle school in the village Melchengam.

There is a government secondary school in the village Melchengam.

There are no senior secondary schools in the village Melchengam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Colleges in Melchengam

There are no arts and science degree colleges in the village Melchengam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no engineering colleges in the village Melchengam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no medical colleges in the village Melchengam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no management institutes in the village Melchengam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no polytechnic institutes in the village Melchengam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Other Educational Facilities in Melchengam

There are no vocational training school / ITIs in the village Melchengam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Melchengam.

There are no differently abled schools in the village Melchengam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Healthcare Facilities in Melchengam

There is a community health centre away from Melchengam.

There is a primary health centre away from Melchengam.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Melchengam.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre away from Melchengam.

There is a TB clinic away from Melchengam.

There is a allopathic hospital away from Melchengam.

There is a alternative medicine hospital away from Melchengam.

There is a dispensary away from Melchengam.

There is a veterinary hospital away from Melchengam.

There is a mobile health centre away from Melchengam.

There is a family welfare centre away from Melchengam.

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