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About Melapanangadi Village

Melapanangadi is a mid sized village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 835, made up of 437 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625017, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Melapanangadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melapanangadi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625017
Area (hectares) 101.48 hectares
Population 835
Male Population 437
Female Population 398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Melapanangadi compares

By the 2011 count Melapanangadi is the 65th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 101.48 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Melapanangadi

Melapanangadi 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 Melapanangadi 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Melapanangadi from other places

Melapanangadi lies about 6.4 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Kudalnagar, about 4.0 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 Melapanangadi
Nearest town Nāyanakulam 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Kudalnagar 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 6.4 km
District headquarters Madurai 6.4 km

Villages closest to Melapanangadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madurai North 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 Melapanangadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Melapanangadi village had a population of 835. That makes it the 65th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Melapanangadi village has 437 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melapanangadi has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Melapanangadi is 625017. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Melapanangadi covers 101.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Melapanangadi falls under Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Melapanangadi is Kudalnagar, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Melapanangadi.

Melapanangadi is about 6.4 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Melapanangadi is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Nāyanakulam is about 2.0 km away. Kudalnagar is about 4.0 km away. Madurai North is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thiruppalai (under 2 km), Pechikulam (under 2 km) and Kannanendal (2.0 km).

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

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