About Meelathur Village

Meelathur is a mid sized village in Alangudi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,995, made up of 987 males and 1,008 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 548.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meelathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meelathur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Pudukkottai
Tehsil	Alangudi
Pincode	622301
Area (hectares)	548.89 hectares
Population	1,995
Male Population	987
Female Population	1,008
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,021
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Meelathur compares

By the 2011 count Meelathur is the 30th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents. Its 548.89 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Meelathur

Meelathur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Meelathur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Meelathur from other places

Meelathur lies about 21 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Ayingudi, about 18 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 Meelathur
Tehsil headquarters	Alangudi	3.4 km
Nearest railway station	Ayingudi	18 km
District headquarters	Pudukkottai	21 km

Villages closest to Meelathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meelathur village had a population of 1,995. That makes it the 30th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents.

Meelathur village has 987 males and 1,008 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meelathur has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Meelathur is 622301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meelathur covers 548.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Meelathur falls under Alangudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Meelathur is Ayingudi, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Meelathur is about 21 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meelathur is in Alangudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Alangudi is about 3.4 km away. Ayingudi is about 18 km away. Pudukkottai is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.