About Mela Thiruchendur Village

Mela Thiruchendur 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 6,537, made up of 3,305 males and 3,232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1513.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mela Thiruchendur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mela Thiruchendur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukkudi
Tehsil	Tiruchendur
Pincode	628213
Area (hectares)	1513.12 hectares
Population	6,537
Male Population	3,305
Female Population	3,232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mela Thiruchendur compares

By the 2011 count Mela Thiruchendur is the 5th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,106 residents. Its 1513.12 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Thiruchendur

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

Mela Thiruchendur lies about 31 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Tiruchendur, about 5.4 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 Thiruchendur
Nearest railway station	Tiruchendur	5.4 km
Nearest town	Tiruchchendur	5.6 km
District headquarters	Thoothukkudi	31 km

Villages closest to Mela Thiruchendur

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 Thiruchendur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mela Thiruchendur village had a population of 6,537. That makes it the 5th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,106 residents.

Mela Thiruchendur village has 3,305 males and 3,232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mela Thiruchendur has about 978 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 Thiruchendur is 628213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mela Thiruchendur covers 1513.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mela Thiruchendur is Tiruchendur, about 5.4 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 Thiruchendur.

Mela Thiruchendur is about 31 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mela Thiruchendur is in Tiruchendur tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Tiruchendur is about 5.4 km away. Tiruchchendur is about 5.6 km away. Thoothukkudi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paramankurichi (2.7 km), Kayamozhi (3.1 km) and Pallipathu (3.9 km).

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