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About Melpathi Village

Melpathi is a mid sized village in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,587, made up of 774 males and 813 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Melpathi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melpathi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Virudhachalam
Pincode 607802
Area (hectares) 116.65 hectares
Population 1,587
Male Population 774
Female Population 813
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Melpathi compares

By the 2011 count Melpathi is the 84th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 116.65 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Melpathi

Melpathi 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 Melpathi 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 Melpathi from other places

Melpathi lies about 69 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Ichchangadu, about 8.6 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 Melpathi
Nearest railway station Ichchangadu 8.6 km
Nearest town Jayamkondacholapuram 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Virudhachalam 20 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 69 km

Villages closest to Melpathi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Melpathi village had a population of 1,587. That makes it the 84th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Melpathi village has 774 males and 813 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melpathi has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Melpathi is 607802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Melpathi covers 116.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Melpathi falls under Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Melpathi is Ichchangadu, about 8.6 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 Melpathi.

Melpathi is about 69 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Melpathi is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. Ichchangadu is about 8.6 km away. Jayamkondacholapuram is about 16 km away. Virudhachalam is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vannankudikadu (9.6 km), Chinnathukurichi (11 km) and Therkuvadakkuputtur (11 km).

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

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