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About Mela Eral Village

Mela Eral is a mid sized village in Ettayapuram tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,389, made up of 710 males and 679 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 819.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628908, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mela Eral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mela Eral village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Ettayapuram
Pincode 628908
Area (hectares) 819.08 hectares
Population 1,389
Male Population 710
Female Population 679
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mela Eral compares

By the 2011 count Mela Eral is the 12th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents. Its 819.08 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 well below the tehsil average of 1058.

Getting to Mela Eral

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

Mela Eral lies about 20 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Kurumbur, about 4.8 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 Mela Eral
Nearest railway station Kurumbur 4.8 km
Nearest town Arumuganeri 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Ettayapuram 20 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 20 km

Villages closest to Mela Eral

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ettayapuram 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 Mela Eral

As per the Census of India 2011, Mela Eral village had a population of 1,389. That makes it the 12th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents.

Mela Eral village has 710 males and 679 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mela Eral has about 956 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 1058.

The pincode recorded for Mela Eral is 628908. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mela Eral covers 819.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mela Eral falls under Ettayapuram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mela Eral is Kurumbur, about 4.8 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 <5 km distance for Mela Eral.

Mela Eral is about 20 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mela Eral is in Ettayapuram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Kurumbur is about 4.8 km away. Arumuganeri is about 9.8 km away. Ettayapuram is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kila Eral (under 2 km), Rajapatti (under 2 km) and N Pudupatti (13 km).

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

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