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Melpakkam | |
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Village | |
  Melpakkam Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates:13°24′24″N80°07′26″E / 13.40665°N 80.12380°E /13.40665; 80.12380 | |
| 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 inGummidipoondi taluk inThiruvallur district in theIndianstate ofTamil Nadu.[1] It is known as the only state-owned rehabilitation centre in Tamil Nadu for beggars, founded on nine acres of land in the 1950s.[1][2]
Gummidipoondi assembly constituency is part ofThiruvallur (Lok Sabha constituency).[3]
Near to Melpakkam are two important factories, Dupont Fibers and Hitech Carbon (anAditya 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.
Melpakkam lies on the Melpakkam Road fromGummidipoondi toMadaharpakkam.Nearest Bus Stop: Melpakkam Bus Stand (or) Eguvarpalayam Bus stand
Nearest Railway Station: Gummidipoondi.
Gummidipoondi - 6 km (Road)
Madarpakkam - 4 km (Road)
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