About Melagalangam Village

Melagalangam is a mid sized village in Kuthalam tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 970, made up of 509 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Melagalangam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melagalangam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Nagapattinam
Tehsil	Kuthalam
Pincode	612205
Area (hectares)	127.32 hectares
Population	970
Male Population	509
Female Population	461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Melagalangam compares

By the 2011 count Melagalangam is the 50th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents. Its 127.32 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Melagalangam

Melagalangam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Melagalangam 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Madhirimangalam, Mandai, Manganallur and Maruthur. 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.

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Common questions about Melagalangam

As per the Census of India 2011, Melagalangam village had a population of 970. That makes it the 50th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents.

Melagalangam village has 509 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melagalangam has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Melagalangam is 612205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Melagalangam covers 127.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Melagalangam falls under Kuthalam tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Melagalangam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Melagalangam is in Kuthalam tehsil of Nagapattinam 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.