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About Melandal Village

Melandal is a small village in Thirumangalam tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 397, made up of 194 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625706, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Melandal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melandal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Thirumangalam
Pincode 625706
Area (hectares) 87.05 hectares
Population 397
Male Population 194
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Melandal compares

By the 2011 count Melandal is the 83rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,931 residents. Its 87.05 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Melandal

Melandal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Melandal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Maithanpatti, Mallampatti, Maravankulam and Maruthangudi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Melandal

As per the Census of India 2011, Melandal village had a population of 397. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,931 residents.

Melandal village has 194 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melandal has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Melandal is 625706. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Melandal covers 87.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Melandal falls under Thirumangalam tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Melandal.

Melandal is in Thirumangalam tehsil of Madurai district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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