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About Melpathu Village

Melpathu is a large village in Manachanallur tehsil, in the district of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,194, made up of 1,540 males and 1,654 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 561.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Melpathu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melpathu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruchirappalli
Tehsil Manachanallur
Pincode 621213
Area (hectares) 561.64 hectares
Population 3,194
Male Population 1,540
Female Population 1,654
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Melpathu compares

By the 2011 count Melpathu is the 17th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,531 residents. Its 561.64 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Melpathu

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

How far is Melpathu from other places

Melpathu lies about 9.9 km from Tiruchirappalli, and the nearest railway station is Muttasaranallur, about 2.5 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 Melpathu
Nearest railway station Muttasaranallur 2.5 km
Nearest town Mannachanallur 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Manachanallur 9.9 km
District headquarters Tiruchirappalli 9.9 km

Villages closest to Melpathu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Melpathu village had a population of 3,194. That makes it the 17th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,531 residents.

Melpathu village has 1,540 males and 1,654 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melpathu has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Melpathu is 621213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Melpathu covers 561.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Melpathu falls under Manachanallur tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Melpathu is Muttasaranallur, about 2.5 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 <5 km distance for Melpathu.

Melpathu is about 9.9 km from Tiruchirappalli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Melpathu is in Manachanallur tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district. Muttasaranallur is about 2.5 km away. Mannachanallur is about 6.2 km away. Manachanallur is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kovathakudi (2.0 km), Thiruvasi (2.1 km) and Solanganallur (2.6 km).

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

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