About Mela Ilandaikulam Village

Mela Ilandaikulam is a large village in Sankarankoil tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,824, made up of 1,897 males and 1,927 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1154.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627951, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mela Ilandaikulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mela Ilandaikulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirunelveli
Tehsil	Sankarankoil
Pincode	627951
Area (hectares)	1154.14 hectares
Population	3,824
Male Population	1,897
Female Population	1,927
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,016
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mela Ilandaikulam compares

By the 2011 count Mela Ilandaikulam is the 28th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents. Its 1154.14 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Mela Ilandaikulam

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

How far is Mela Ilandaikulam from other places

Mela Ilandaikulam lies about 24 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Gangaikondan, about 17 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 Ilandaikulam
Nearest railway station	Gangaikondan	17 km
Nearest town	Ālangulam	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sankarankoil	24 km
District headquarters	Tirunelveli	24 km

Villages closest to Mela Ilandaikulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mela Ilandaikulam village had a population of 3,824. That makes it the 28th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents.

Mela Ilandaikulam village has 1,897 males and 1,927 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mela Ilandaikulam has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Mela Ilandaikulam is 627951. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mela Ilandaikulam covers 1154.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mela Ilandaikulam falls under Sankarankoil tehsil of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mela Ilandaikulam is Gangaikondan, about 17 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 village for Mela Ilandaikulam.

Mela Ilandaikulam is about 24 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mela Ilandaikulam is in Sankarankoil tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Gangaikondan is about 17 km away. Ālangulam is about 22 km away. Sankarankoil is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Usilamgulam (3.5 km), Sundankurichi (4.7 km) and Thadiyampatti (5.4 km).

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