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About Melarungunam Village

Melarungunam is a mid sized village in Panruti tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 843, made up of 415 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Melarungunam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melarungunam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Panruti
Pincode 607101
Area (hectares) 103.89 hectares
Population 843
Male Population 415
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Melarungunam compares

By the 2011 count Melarungunam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,493 residents. Its 103.89 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Melarungunam

Melarungunam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Melarungunam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Melarungunam from other places

Melarungunam lies about 30 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Thiruthuraiyur, about 5.3 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 Melarungunam
Nearest railway station Thiruthuraiyur 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Panruti 7.0 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 30 km

Villages closest to Melarungunam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Melarungunam village had a population of 843. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,493 residents.

Melarungunam village has 415 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melarungunam has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Melarungunam is 607101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Melarungunam covers 103.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Melarungunam falls under Panruti tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Melarungunam is Thiruthuraiyur, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Melarungunam.

Melarungunam is about 30 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Melarungunam is in Panruti tehsil of Cuddalore district. Thiruthuraiyur is about 5.3 km away. Panruti is about 7.0 km away. Cuddalore is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palappattu (under 2 km), Rayarpalayam (under 2 km) and Natham (1.7 km).

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

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