# Melakabisthalam Village, Papanasam, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/papanasam/melakabisthalam/ Village · Papanasam, Thanjavur # Melakabisthalam Melakabisthalam is a village in Papanasam sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614203**. The 2011 Census counted **2,081 people in 534 households**, the 39th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%. - 2,081people (2011) - 534households - 83.9%literacy - 614203PIN code ## Melakabisthalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melakabisthalam is 614203.** Melakabisthalam falls in Papanasam sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614203 - Gram panchayatMelakabisthalam - Community development blockPapanasam - Census village code638594 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melakabisthalam from nearby towns? - Papanasam (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)27 km by road - Papanasam (nearest town)2 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 Melakabisthalam? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Melakabisthalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Papanasam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Papanasam - ○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 ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Melakabisthalam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 43% of the 78 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Melakabisthalam Of every 100 households in Melakabisthalam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Melakabisthalam · ■ Papanasam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****50%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****42%** **67% Tap water ****38%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **71% Use banking services ****51%** **44% Television ****89%** **90% Mobile phone ****63%** **60% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****33%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****78%** **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 Melakabisthalam? ■ Melakabisthalam · ■ Papanasam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%** **78.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020** **1032 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1039** **948 Working population ****41.5%** **42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.7% for men and 77.1% for women. 58% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 39 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 480 (56%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 272 (32%) · **■** Marginal 57 (7%) 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 Papanasam - Ragunathapuram2,263 people - Palliyur2,202 people - Kumilakudi2,142 people - Vadakkumangudi2,111 people - Nallavanniyankudikadu2,079 people - Ramanujapuram2,062 people - Alavandipuram2,014 people - Dalavaipalayam1,988 people [All 106 villages in Papanasam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/papanasam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melakabisthalam?614203 - How far is Melakabisthalam from Thanjavur?27 km by road - What is the population of Melakabisthalam?2,081 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melakabisthalam in?Thanjavur district (Papanasam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melakabisthalam?83.9% (Census 2011)