Melpakkam

Melpakkam மேல்பாக்கம்
Village
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvallur
Population  (2001)
• Total	250
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	601201
Vehicle registration	TN-20

Melpakkam is a small village located in Eguvarpalayam Panchayat in Gummidipoondi taluk in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Melpakkam lies on the Melpakkam Road from Gummidipoondi to Mardarpakkam. Near to Melpakkam are two important factories, Dupont Fibers and Hitech Carbon (an Aditya Birla Group company), also known as Birla Carbon. Subsequently, DuPont Fibres has been taken over by SRF Limited. SRF stands for Shriram Fibres Limited and is the 8th largest producer of nylon tyre cord fabric in the world.

Nearest Railway Station: Gummidipoondi.

Nearest Bus Stop: Melpakkam Bus Stand (or) Eguvarpalayam Bus stand

Politics

Gummidipoondi assembly constituency is part of Thiruvallur (Lok Sabha constituency).

Distance

Gummidipoondi - 6 km (Road)

Madarpakkam - 4 km (Road)

Chennai - 50 km (Road)

Kanyakumari - 806 km (Railway)

Gudalur (via Connoor, Ooty, Coimbatore)- 700 km (Road)

Rameshwaram - 721 km (Railway)

Madurai - 530 km

Coimbatore - 540 km

Sathyavedu (Andhra Pradesh) - 8 km (Road)

Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) - 80 km (Road)

Nellore (Andhra Pradesh) - 120 km (Road)

Bus and Train Route

Buses Number - 112 B, 112 p, T62, T38 and { Bharath Road Ways and SLVS (Private Buses) }