# Melakattur Village, Thiruvidaimarudur, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Thiruvidaimarudur, Thanjavur 

# Melakattur

Melakattur is a village in Thiruvidaimarudur sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609807**. The 2011 Census counted **2,150 people in 543 households**, the 31st largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 2,150people (2011)
- 543households
- 71.3%literacy
- 609807PIN code

## Melakattur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melakattur is 609807.** Melakattur falls in Thiruvidaimarudur sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code609807
- Gram panchayatMelakattur
- Community development blockThiruppanandal
- Census village code638411

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

## How far is Melakattur from nearby towns?

- Thiruvidaimarudur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Thanjavur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Thiruppanandal (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 Melakattur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Melakattur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pandanallur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruppanandal
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thiruppanandal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Melakattur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and coconut**. About 70% of the 300 hectares of village land is sown, and 193 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 Melakattur

Of every 100 households in Melakattur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Melakattur · ■ Thiruvidaimarudur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**61%

Tap water ****27%**

**61%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**70%

Use banking services ****45%**

**50%

Television ****86%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**6%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Melakattur?

■ Melakattur · ■ Thiruvidaimarudur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1278**

**974

Working population ****39.0%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 64.5% for women. 56% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 173 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 252 (30%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 97 (12%) · **■** Marginal 303 (36%)

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 Thiruvidaimarudur

- Kurichi2,269 people
- Serugudi2,219 people
- Thugili2,210 people
- Sarabojirajapuram2,178 people
- Marathurai2,131 people
- Parithikudi2,115 people
- Koilramapuram2,059 people
- Mavuthiruppu2,004 people

[All 75 villages in Thiruvidaimarudur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/thiruvidaimarudur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melakattur?609807
- How far is Melakattur from Thanjavur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Melakattur?2,150 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melakattur in?Thanjavur district (Thiruvidaimarudur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Melakattur?71.3% (Census 2011)