About Meleripakkam Village

Meleripakkam is a mid sized village in Tirukalukundram tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,358, made up of 694 males and 664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meleripakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meleripakkam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Tirukalukundram
Pincode	603002
Area (hectares)	124.96 hectares
Population	1,358
Male Population	694
Female Population	664
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 3 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 7 km distance

How Meleripakkam compares

By the 2011 count Meleripakkam is the 35th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents. Its 124.96 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Meleripakkam

Meleripakkam 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 Meleripakkam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 3 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 7 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Meleripakkam from other places

Meleripakkam lies about 18 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Tirumalpur, about 13 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 Meleripakkam
Nearest railway station	Tirumalpur	13 km
Nearest town	Srīperumbūdūr	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tirukalukundram	18 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	18 km

Villages closest to Meleripakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meleripakkam village had a population of 1,358. That makes it the 35th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents.

Meleripakkam village has 694 males and 664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meleripakkam has about 957 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 982.

The pincode recorded for Meleripakkam is 603002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meleripakkam covers 124.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Meleripakkam falls under Tirukalukundram tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Meleripakkam is Tirumalpur, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 7 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 3 km distance for Meleripakkam.

Meleripakkam is about 18 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meleripakkam is in Tirukalukundram tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Tirumalpur is about 13 km away. Srīperumbūdūr is about 16 km away. Tirukalukundram is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.