# Melamelanilai Village, Ponnamaravathi – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/ponnamaravathi/melamelanilai/ Village · Ponnamaravathi, Pudukkottai # Melamelanilai Melamelanilai is a village in Ponnamaravathi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622401**. The 2011 Census counted **1,098 people in 316 households**, the 28th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%. - 1,098people (2011) - 316households - 62.2%literacy - 622401PIN code ## Melamelanilai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melamelanilai is 622401.** Melamelanilai falls in Ponnamaravathi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code622401 - Gram panchayatMelamelanilai - Community development blockPonnamaravathi - Census village code639569 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melamelanilai from nearby towns? - Ponnamaravathi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)32 km by road - Ponnamaravathi (nearest town)12 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 Melamelanilai? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Melamelanilai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ponnamaravathi - ○Degree college10+ km · Varpattu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thekkattur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Melamelanilai known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and black eyed beans**. About 15% of the 613 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Melamelanilai Of every 100 households in Melamelanilai in 2011, 92 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melamelanilai · ■ Ponnamaravathi rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **90% Toilet within the home ****17%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **77% Tap water ****61%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **84% Use banking services ****65%** **48% Television ****82%** **80% Mobile phone ****78%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****36%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **7% Own their home ****96%** **92% 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 Melamelanilai? ■ Melamelanilai · ■ Ponnamaravathi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%** **72.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1161** **1018 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980** **951 Working population ****58.8%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 49.1% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 569 (88%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (4%) · **■** Marginal 50 (8%) 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 Ponnamaravathi - Mullipatti1,244 people - Mathiyani1,173 people - Nerinjikudi1,137 people - Moolangudi1,106 people - Kovanur800 people - Valakurichi798 people - Sundaram777 people - Neiveli723 people [All 49 villages in Ponnamaravathi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/ponnamaravathi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melamelanilai?622401 - How far is Melamelanilai from Pudukkottai?32 km by road - What is the population of Melamelanilai?1,098 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melamelanilai in?Pudukkottai district (Ponnamaravathi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melamelanilai?62.2% (Census 2011)