About Meliruppu Village

Meliruppu is a large village in Panruti tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,366, made up of 1,715 males and 1,651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 662.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meliruppu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meliruppu village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Cuddalore
Tehsil	Panruti
Pincode	607103
Area (hectares)	662.26 hectares
Population	3,366
Male Population	1,715
Female Population	1,651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Meliruppu compares

By the 2011 count Meliruppu is the 37th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,493 residents. Its 662.26 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Meliruppu

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

How far is Meliruppu from other places

Meliruppu lies about 41 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Uttangalmangalam, about 8.8 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 Meliruppu
Nearest railway station	Uttangalmangalam	8.8 km
Nearest town	Neyveli	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Panruti	23 km
District headquarters	Cuddalore	41 km

Villages closest to Meliruppu

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.

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Common questions about Meliruppu

As per the Census of India 2011, Meliruppu village had a population of 3,366. That makes it the 37th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,493 residents.

Meliruppu village has 1,715 males and 1,651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meliruppu has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Meliruppu is 607103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meliruppu covers 662.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Meliruppu is Uttangalmangalam, about 8.8 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 village for Meliruppu.

Meliruppu is about 41 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meliruppu is in Panruti tehsil of Cuddalore district. Uttangalmangalam is about 8.8 km away. Neyveli is about 9.0 km away. Panruti is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.