# Melamarathur Village, Thiruthuraipoondi – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/thiruthuraipoondi/melamarathur/ Village · Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur # Melamarathur Melamarathur is a village in Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614716**. The 2011 Census counted **1,538 people in 439 households**, the 47th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 1,538people (2011) - 439households - 81.8%literacy - 614716PIN code ## Melamarathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melamarathur is 614716.** Melamarathur falls in Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614716 - Gram panchayatMelamaruthur - Community development blockThiruthuraipoondi - Census village code638370 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melamarathur from nearby towns? - Thiruthuraipoondi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ)39 km by road - Needamangalam (nearest town)10 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 Melamarathur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Melamarathur; 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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thanikkottakam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruthuraipoondi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirukkuvalai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Melamarathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pulses**. Products made here include milk, bricks and thatches. About 90% of the 672 hectares of village land is sown, and 605 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 Melamarathur Of every 100 households in Melamarathur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melamarathur · ■ Thiruthuraipoondi rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **88% Toilet within the home ****24%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **70% Tap water ****18%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **80% Use banking services ****32%** **35% Television ****87%** **82% Mobile phone ****47%** **47% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **8% Own their home ****98%** **94% 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 Melamarathur? ■ Melamarathur · ■ Thiruthuraipoondi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034** **1040 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014** **996 Working population ****49.4%** **47.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.8% for men and 74.2% for women. 60% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 20 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 355 (47%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 74 (10%) · **■** Marginal 304 (40%) 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 Thiruthuraipoondi - Rayanallur1,651 people - Chettiyamoolai1,636 people - Ammanur1,625 people - Thondiyakkadu1,607 people - Ariyalur1,514 people - Pandi1,470 people - Keelaperumazhai1,451 people - Poosalangudi1,388 people [All 77 villages in Thiruthuraipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/thiruthuraipoondi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melamarathur?614716 - How far is Melamarathur from Thiruvarur?39 km by road - What is the population of Melamarathur?1,538 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melamarathur in?Thiruvarur district (Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melamarathur?81.8% (Census 2011)