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About Melumoy Village

Melumoy is a large village in Gangavaram tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,280, made up of 2,132 males and 2,148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1029 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Melumoy Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melumoy village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Gangavaram
Pincode 517408
Area (hectares) 1029 hectares
Population 4,280
Male Population 2,132
Female Population 2,148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Melumoy compares

By the 2011 count Melumoy is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,048 residents. Its 1029 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Melumoy

Melumoy is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Melumoy as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Melumoy from other places

Melumoy lies about 39 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Gudiyattam, about 39 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Melumoy
Tehsil headquarters Gangavaram 2.8 km
Nearest town Palmaner 4.7 km
District headquarters Chittoor 39 km
Nearest railway station Gudiyattam 39 km

Villages closest to Melumoy

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangavaram tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Melumoy

As per the Census of India 2011, Melumoy village had a population of 4,280. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,048 residents.

Melumoy village has 2,132 males and 2,148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melumoy has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Melumoy is 517408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Melumoy covers 1029 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Melumoy falls under Gangavaram tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Melumoy is Gudiyattam, about 39 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Melumoy.

Melumoy is about 39 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Melumoy is in Gangavaram tehsil of Chittoor district. Gangavaram is about 2.8 km away. Palmaner is about 4.7 km away. Chittoor is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Molleru (1.7 km), Gangavaram (2.8 km) and Maredupalle (3.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Melumoy today is likely to be higher.

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