# Melathanian Village, Ponnamaravathi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/ponnamaravathi/melathanian/ Village · Ponnamaravathi, Pudukkottai # Melathanian Melathanian is a village in Ponnamaravathi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622002**. The 2011 Census counted **2,454 people in 597 households**, the 11th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%. - 2,454people (2011) - 597households - 86.4%literacy - 622002PIN code ## Melathanian PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melathanian is 622002.** Melathanian falls in Ponnamaravathi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code622002 - Gram panchayatMelathaniam - Community development blockPonnamaravathi - Census village code639533 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melathanian from nearby towns? - Ponnamaravathi (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)31 km by road - Iluppur (nearest town)8 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 Melathanian? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Melathanian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Buthakudi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pudukkottai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Melathanian known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 24% of the 954 hectares of village land is sown, and 217 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 Melathanian Of every 100 households in Melathanian in 2011, 95 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melathanian · ■ Ponnamaravathi rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **90% Toilet within the home ****50%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****49%** **77% Tap water ****96%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **84% Use banking services ****88%** **48% Television ****92%** **80% Mobile phone ****70%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****21%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **7% Own their home ****88%** **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 Melathanian? ■ Melathanian · ■ Ponnamaravathi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%** **72.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1097** **1018 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018** **951 Working population ****29.8%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.7% for men and 78.9% for women. 51% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 248 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (4%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 297 (41%) · **■** Marginal 150 (21%) 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 - Oliamangalam3,886 people - Konnaiyur3,533 people - Alavayal2,827 people - R.Palakurichy2,593 people - Keelathanian2,168 people - Edayathur2,098 people - Nallur2,078 people - Sembuthi1,875 people [All 49 villages in Ponnamaravathi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/ponnamaravathi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melathanian?622002 - How far is Melathanian from Pudukkottai?31 km by road - What is the population of Melathanian?2,454 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melathanian in?Pudukkottai district (Ponnamaravathi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melathanian?86.4% (Census 2011)