# Melakalakudi Village, Papanasam, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Papanasam, Thanjavur 

# Melakalakudi

Melakalakudi is a village in Papanasam sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **613501**. The 2011 Census counted **996 people in 244 households**, the 77th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%.

- 996people (2011)
- 244households
- 89.8%literacy
- 613501PIN code

## Melakalakudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melakalakudi is 613501.** Melakalakudi falls in Papanasam sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code613501
- Gram panchayatMelakalakudi
- Community development blockAmmapettai
- Census village code638644

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

## How far is Melakalakudi from nearby towns?

- Papanasam (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Thanjavur (district HQ)12 km by road
- Melattur (nearest town)7 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 Melakalakudi?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Melakalakudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Milattur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Poondi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pulavarnatham
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Melakalakudi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and coconut**. About 82% of the 260 hectares of village land is sown, and 205 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 Melakalakudi

Of every 100 households in Melakalakudi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Melakalakudi · ■ Papanasam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**67%

Tap water ****99%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**71%

Use banking services ****18%**

**44%

Television ****98%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Melakalakudi?

■ Melakalakudi · ■ Papanasam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.8%**

**78.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**1032

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1159**

**948

Working population ****43.4%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.6% for men and 85.3% for women. 63% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 300 (69%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 75 (17%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%)

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

- Kothangudi1,081 people
- Porakkudi1,039 people
- Kalancheri1,017 people
- Melasemmangudi1,000 people
- Kathirinatham988 people
- Devaryampettai956 people
- Viluthiyur942 people
- Vaiyacheri890 people

[All 106 villages in Papanasam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/papanasam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melakalakudi?613501
- How far is Melakalakudi from Thanjavur?12 km by road
- What is the population of Melakalakudi?996 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melakalakudi in?Thanjavur district (Papanasam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Melakalakudi?89.8% (Census 2011)