About Mel Palur Village

Mel Palur is a large village in Polur tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,178, made up of 1,100 males and 1,078 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606908, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mel Palur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mel Palur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Polur
Pincode	606908
Area (hectares)	362.31 hectares
Population	2,178
Male Population	1,100
Female Population	1,078
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 3 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 26 km distance

How Mel Palur compares

By the 2011 count Mel Palur is the 67th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 362.31 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Mel Palur

Mel Palur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mel Palur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 3 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 26 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mel Palur from other places

Mel Palur lies about 26 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Agaram Sibbandi, about 8.4 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 Mel Palur
Nearest railway station	Agaram Sibbandi	8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Polur	8.9 km
Nearest town	Polūr	8.9 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	26 km

Villages closest to Mel Palur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Polur 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 Mel Palur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mel Palur village had a population of 2,178. That makes it the 67th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Mel Palur village has 1,100 males and 1,078 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mel Palur has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Mel Palur is 606908. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mel Palur covers 362.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mel Palur falls under Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mel Palur is Agaram Sibbandi, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 26 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 3 km distance for Mel Palur.

Mel Palur is about 26 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mel Palur is in Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Agaram Sibbandi is about 8.4 km away. Polur is about 8.9 km away. Polūr is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.