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About Melappuduvayal Village

Melappuduvayal is a large village in Kulathur tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,270, made up of 1,158 males and 1,112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 802.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Melappuduvayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melappuduvayal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Kulathur
Pincode 622502
Area (hectares) 802.53 hectares
Population 2,270
Male Population 1,158
Female Population 1,112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Melappuduvayal compares

By the 2011 count Melappuduvayal is the 30th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,131 residents. Its 802.53 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Melappuduvayal

The census records public bus service for Melappuduvayal 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Melappuduvayal from other places

Melappuduvayal lies about 24 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Keeranur, about 2.9 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 Melappuduvayal
Nearest railway station Keeranur 2.9 km
Nearest town Tuvāgudi 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Kulathur 24 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 24 km

Villages closest to Melappuduvayal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Melappuduvayal village had a population of 2,270. That makes it the 30th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,131 residents.

Melappuduvayal village has 1,158 males and 1,112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melappuduvayal has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Melappuduvayal is 622502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Melappuduvayal covers 802.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Melappuduvayal falls under Kulathur tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Melappuduvayal is Keeranur, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Melappuduvayal.

Melappuduvayal is about 24 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Melappuduvayal is in Kulathur tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Keeranur is about 2.9 km away. Tuvāgudi is about 19 km away. Kulathur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalamavur (1.9 km), Keeranur (3.0 km) and Palandampatti (3.4 km).

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

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