# Melakaveri Village, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/kumbakonam/melakaveri/ Village · Kumbakonam, Thanjavur # Melakaveri Melakaveri is a village in Kumbakonam sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612002**. The 2011 Census counted **1,609 people in 393 households**, the 52nd largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%. - 1,609people (2011) - 393households - 85.4%literacy - 612002PIN code ## Melakaveri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melakaveri is 612002.** Melakaveri falls in Kumbakonam sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code612002 - Gram panchayatEraharam - Community development blockKumbakonam - Census village code638497 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melakaveri from nearby towns? - Kumbakonam (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)41 km by road - Kumbakonam (nearest town)1 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 Melakaveri? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Melakaveri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kumbakonam - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kumbakonam - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kumbakonam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kumbakonam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 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 and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 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 Melakaveri known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 45% of the 159 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Melakaveri Of every 100 households in Melakaveri in 2011, 99 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Melakaveri · ■ Kumbakonam rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **96% Toilet within the home ****76%** **39% No toilet (open defecation) ****20%** **58% Tap water ****41%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%** **67% Use banking services ****79%** **50% Television ****94%** **91% Mobile phone ****71%** **65% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****32%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****78%** **87% 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 Melakaveri? ■ Melakaveri · ■ Kumbakonam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%** **80.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1219** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918** **952 Working population ****26.9%** **41.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.3% for men and 82.4% for women. 49% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 10 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (16%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 320 (74%) · **■** Marginal 28 (6%) 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 Kumbakonam - Kothangudi1,806 people - Puthagaram1,796 people - Malayappanallur1,712 people - Kovilacheri1,700 people - Kumarankudi1,554 people - Karuppur1,531 people - Perappadi1,500 people - Nagagudi1,499 people [All 103 villages in Kumbakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/kumbakonam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melakaveri?612002 - How far is Melakaveri from Thanjavur?41 km by road - What is the population of Melakaveri?1,609 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melakaveri in?Thanjavur district (Kumbakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melakaveri?85.4% (Census 2011)