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About Melanallur Village

Melanallur is a mid sized village in Mayiladuthurai tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,294, made up of 663 males and 631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Melanallur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melanallur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Mayiladuthurai
Pincode 609112
Area (hectares) 356.02 hectares
Population 1,294
Male Population 663
Female Population 631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Melanallur compares

By the 2011 count Melanallur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,796 residents. Its 356.02 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Melanallur

Melanallur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Melanallur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Melanallur from other places

Melanallur lies about 51 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Anandtandavpur, about 3.9 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 Melanallur
Nearest railway station Anandtandavpur 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayiladuthurai 8.4 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 51 km

Villages closest to Melanallur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Melanallur village had a population of 1,294. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,796 residents.

Melanallur village has 663 males and 631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melanallur has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Melanallur is 609112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Melanallur covers 356.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Melanallur falls under Mayiladuthurai tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Melanallur is Anandtandavpur, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Melanallur.

Melanallur is about 51 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Melanallur is in Mayiladuthurai tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Anandtandavpur is about 3.9 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 8.4 km away. Nagapattinam is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ponmasanallur (under 2 km), Sethur (1.6 km) and Keelamarudandanallur (2.0 km).

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

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