Melakandai, Madurantakam

Melakandai is a village located in the Maduranthakam Taluk of Chengalpattu district of Tamilnadu. The village falls in Madurantakam block and comes under Keelakandai Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Kancheepuram parliament constituency and Madurantakam assembly constituency.

As on November 2024, the current population of Melakandai is 869 out of which 437 are males and rest 432 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 989 females per 1000 males. There are around 88 teenagers in Melakandai. It has literacy rate of 62% which means around 543 persons can read and write. Total 505 people belonging to scheduled caste and 13 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 209 households in Melakandai, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 372. The pincode of Melakandai is 603311 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Zamin Endathur Sub Post office
• Ozhavetti Branch Post office
• Peria Venmani Branch Post office

Schools

Melakandai has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Government High School Zamin Endathur
• Pre Upper Primary School Zamin Endathur
• Pums, Periyavenmani
• Pre Upper Primary School Kalpattu
• Pums Maruvalam

Hospitals

Melakandai has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Zamin Endathur Community Health Center
• Periyavenmani Sub-Center