About Mela Authoor Village

Mela Authoor is one of the larger villages in Tiruchendur tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,210, made up of 3,126 males and 3,084 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 688151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mela Authoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mela Authoor village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukkudi
Tehsil	Tiruchendur
Pincode	688151
Area (hectares)	277.21 hectares
Population	6,210
Male Population	3,126
Female Population	3,084
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mela Authoor compares

By the 2011 count Mela Authoor is the 6th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,106 residents. Its 277.21 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Mela Authoor

Mela Authoor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mela Authoor 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mela Authoor from other places

Mela Authoor lies about 18 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Kurumbur, about 5.2 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 Authoor
Nearest railway station	Kurumbur	5.2 km
Nearest town	Arumuganeri	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tiruchendur	15 km
District headquarters	Thoothukkudi	18 km

Villages closest to Mela Authoor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mela Authoor village had a population of 6,210. That makes it the 6th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,106 residents.

Mela Authoor village has 3,126 males and 3,084 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mela Authoor has about 987 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 1065.

The pincode recorded for Mela Authoor is 688151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mela Authoor covers 277.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mela Authoor falls under Tiruchendur tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mela Authoor is Kurumbur, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mela Authoor.

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

Mela Authoor is in Tiruchendur tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Kurumbur is about 5.2 km away. Arumuganeri is about 6.3 km away. Tiruchendur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.