About Mela Maruthur Village

Mela Maruthur is a mid sized village in Ottapidaram tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,005, made up of 505 males and 500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1324.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mela Maruthur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mela Maruthur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukkudi
Tehsil	Ottapidaram
Pincode	628105
Area (hectares)	1324.51 hectares
Population	1,005
Male Population	505
Female Population	500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mela Maruthur compares

By the 2011 count Mela Maruthur is the 46th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,831 residents. Its 1324.51 hectares work out to about 0.8 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Mela Maruthur

Mela Maruthur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mela Maruthur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Maruthur from other places

Mela Maruthur lies about 36 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Gangaikondan, about 8.1 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 Maruthur
Nearest railway station	Gangaikondan	8.1 km
Nearest town	Tirunelveli	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ottapidaram	28 km
District headquarters	Thoothukkudi	36 km

Villages closest to Mela Maruthur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mela Maruthur village had a population of 1,005. That makes it the 46th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,831 residents.

Mela Maruthur village has 505 males and 500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mela Maruthur has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Mela Maruthur is 628105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mela Maruthur covers 1324.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mela Maruthur falls under Ottapidaram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mela Maruthur is Gangaikondan, about 8.1 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 - 10 km distance for Mela Maruthur.

Mela Maruthur is about 36 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mela Maruthur is in Ottapidaram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Gangaikondan is about 8.1 km away. Tirunelveli is about 14 km away. Ottapidaram is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.