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About Melanatham Village

Melanatham is a mid sized village in Mannargudi tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,765, made up of 810 males and 955 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,179 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Melanatham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melanatham village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Mannargudi
Pincode 614015
Area (hectares) 302.14 hectares
Population 1,765
Male Population 810
Female Population 955
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,179
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Melanatham compares

By the 2011 count Melanatham is the 67th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,046 residents. Its 302.14 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Melanatham

Melanatham is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Melanatham 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 Melanatham from other places

Melanatham lies about 34 km from Thiruvarur. 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 Melanatham
Tehsil headquarters Mannargudi 14 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 34 km

Villages closest to Melanatham

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Melanatham village had a population of 1,765. That makes it the 67th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,046 residents.

Melanatham village has 810 males and 955 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melanatham has about 1179 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Melanatham is 614015. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Melanatham covers 302.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Melanatham falls under Mannargudi tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Melanatham notes the nearest railway station 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 Melanatham.

Melanatham is about 34 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Melanatham is in Mannargudi tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Mannargudi is about 14 km away. Thiruvarur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thirumakkottai I (2.5 km), Paravakkottai I (3.5 km) and Paravakkottai Ii (3.5 km).

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

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