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About Melivayal Village

Melivayal is a small village in Thirumayam tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 166, made up of 84 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Melivayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melivayal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Thirumayam
Pincode 622001
Area (hectares) 125.45 hectares
Population 166
Male Population 84
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Melivayal compares

By the 2011 count Melivayal is the 69th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,859 residents. Its 125.45 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Melivayal

Melivayal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Melivayal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Melivayal from other places

Melivayal lies about 18 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Tirumayam, about 9.0 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 Melivayal
Nearest railway station Tirumayam 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Thirumayam 18 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 18 km

Villages closest to Melivayal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Melivayal village had a population of 166. That makes it the 69th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,859 residents.

Melivayal village has 84 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melivayal has about 976 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Melivayal is 622001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Melivayal covers 125.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Melivayal falls under Thirumayam tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Melivayal is Tirumayam, about 9.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Melivayal.

Melivayal is about 18 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Melivayal is in Thirumayam tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Tirumayam is about 9.0 km away. Thirumayam is about 18 km away. Pudukkottai is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Virachilai I Bit (under 2 km), Neikonam (1.6 km) and Piliavayal (1.7 km).

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

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