| Melakaveri | |
| Other Name: | Melacauvery |
| Nickname: | MCY |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Alt: | Melacauvery |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | https://www.google.com/maps/@10.965631,79.3712466,16.25z |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates: | 10°58'01.0"N 79°22'17.6"E |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Thanjavur |
| Subdivision Type3: | Taluk |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kumbakonam |
| Leader Title: | Panchayat President |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.07 |
| Elevation M: | 30.1016885 |
| Population Total: | 12,000 |
| Population As Of: | 2014 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Tamil |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 612002 |
| Registration Plate: | TN68 |
Melakaveri (also called as Melacauvery, MCY) is one of the major villages of Kumbakonam taluk, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India.
As per the 2001 census, Melakaveri had a total population of 12,000 with 5864 males and 6136 females.
It is situated on the highway between Thanjavur and Chennai. The majority of its residents are Muslims. Jamiya Nagar and its surroundings are hamlets of Melakaveri.
It is predominantly agriculture-based. A sizable population of people took up jobs in Far East Asia. As opportunities in these countries diminished, the educated younger generation opted for lucrative jobs in Arab countries of the Persian Gulf. Nowadays, every household in the village has at least one person in the Persian Gulf.
The level of education in the village is comparatively high despite the absence of a high school as late as a decade ago. An English-medium school was opened in 1984, which recently blossomed into a higher secondary school, named Mydeen Matric. Higher Secondary School. An elementary school for girls, a government-aided elementary school, ARR matriculation school, BOVPAT Nursery play School are other schools in the region.
Government Hospital is situated in New Road (Puthu Road).
The nearest airports are: