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About Melur Village

Melur is one of the larger villages in Mukundapuram tehsil, in the district of Thrissur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22,678, made up of 10,958 males and 11,720 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2027 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 680311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Melur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melur village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Thrissur
Tehsil Mukundapuram
Pincode 680311
Area (hectares) 2027 hectares
Population 22,678
Male Population 10,958
Female Population 11,720
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Melur compares

By the 2011 count Melur is the 6th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 13,682 residents. Its 2027 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Melur

Melur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Melur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Melur from other places

Melur lies about 29 km from Thrissur, and the nearest railway station is Divine Nagar (Muringoor), about 2.2 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 Melur
Nearest town Kizhake Chālakudi 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Divine Nagar (Muringoor) 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukundapuram 29 km
District headquarters Thrissur 29 km

Villages closest to Melur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mukundapuram 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 Melur

As per the Census of India 2011, Melur village had a population of 22,678. That makes it the 6th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,682 residents.

Melur village has 10,958 males and 11,720 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melur has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Melur is 680311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Melur covers 2027 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Melur falls under Mukundapuram tehsil of Thrissur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Melur is Divine Nagar (Muringoor), about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Melur is about 29 km from Thrissur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Melur is in Mukundapuram tehsil of Thrissur district. Kizhake Chālakudi is about 2.0 km away. Divine Nagar (Muringoor) is about 2.2 km away. Mukundapuram is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muringur Vadakkummuri (1.9 km), Koratty (2.9 km) and Elanjipra (3.2 km).

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

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