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About Melkangeyankuppam Village

Melkangeyankuppam is a mid sized village in Panruti tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,828, made up of 940 males and 888 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607805, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Melkangeyankuppam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melkangeyankuppam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Panruti
Pincode 607805
Area (hectares) 279.84 hectares
Population 1,828
Male Population 940
Female Population 888
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Melkangeyankuppam compares

By the 2011 count Melkangeyankuppam is the 64th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,493 residents. Its 279.84 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Melkangeyankuppam

Melkangeyankuppam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Melkangeyankuppam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Melkangeyankuppam from other places

Melkangeyankuppam lies about 33 km from Cuddalore. 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 Melkangeyankuppam
Nearest town Neyveli 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Panruti 15 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 33 km

Villages closest to Melkangeyankuppam

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 Melkangeyankuppam

As per the Census of India 2011, Melkangeyankuppam village had a population of 1,828. That makes it the 64th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,493 residents.

Melkangeyankuppam village has 940 males and 888 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melkangeyankuppam has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Melkangeyankuppam is 607805. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Melkangeyankuppam covers 279.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Melkangeyankuppam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Melkangeyankuppam is about 33 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Melkangeyankuppam is in Panruti tehsil of Cuddalore district. Neyveli is about 6.6 km away. Panruti is about 15 km away. Cuddalore is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kilkangeyankuppam (under 2 km), Perperiyankuppam (under 2 km) and Perperiyankuppam R F (under 2 km).

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

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