# Melastanam Village, Manamelkudi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Manamelkudi, Pudukkottai 

# Melastanam

Melastanam is a village in Manamelkudi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614620**. The 2011 Census counted **2,634 people in 531 households**, the 6th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.9%.

- 2,634people (2011)
- 531households
- 82.4%literacy
- 614620PIN code

## Melastanam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melastanam is 614620.** Melastanam falls in Manamelkudi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code614620
- Gram panchayatMumbalai
- Community development blockManamelkudi
- Census village code639839

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Melastanam from nearby towns?

- Manamelkudi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Pudukkottai (district HQ)70 km by road
- Aranthangi (nearest town)34 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Melastanam?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Melastanam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Manamelkudi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajendrapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silattur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Melastanam known for?

The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 42% of the 246 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Melastanam

Of every 100 households in Melastanam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Melastanam · ■ Manamelkudi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**71%

Tap water ****51%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**81%

Use banking services ****57%**

**50%

Television ****94%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****95%**

**91%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Melastanam?

■ Melastanam · ■ Manamelkudi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%**

**81.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**1028

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****794**

**1004

Working population ****31.5%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 73.6% for women. 52% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 99 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (4%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 544 (66%) · **■** Marginal 136 (16%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Manamelkudi

- Manamelkudi7,033 people
- Mumpalai5,114 people
- Subramanyapuram4,078 people
- Vichur3,131 people
- Ko-Palangulam2,223 people
- Karakkottai2,186 people
- Periyamadaippaychchal1,991 people
- Idaiyattimangalam1,786 people

[All 70 villages in Manamelkudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/manamelkudi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melastanam?614620
- How far is Melastanam from Pudukkottai?70 km by road
- What is the population of Melastanam?2,634 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melastanam in?Pudukkottai district (Manamelkudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Melastanam?82.4% (Census 2011)