About Melacheri Village

Melacheri is a large village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,681, made up of 1,360 males and 1,321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Melacheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melacheri village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Gingee
Pincode	604202
Area (hectares)	395.13 hectares
Population	2,681
Male Population	1,360
Female Population	1,321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 31 km distance

How Melacheri compares

By the 2011 count Melacheri is the 31st largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 395.13 hectares work out to about 6.8 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 987.

Getting to Melacheri

Melacheri 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 Melacheri 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 31 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Melacheri from other places

Melacheri lies about 40 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Nedimolyanur, about 26 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 Melacheri
Tehsil headquarters	Gingee	4.4 km
Nearest railway station	Nedimolyanur	26 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	40 km

Villages closest to Melacheri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Melacheri village had a population of 2,681. That makes it the 31st largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Melacheri village has 1,360 males and 1,321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melacheri has about 971 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 987.

The pincode recorded for Melacheri is 604202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Melacheri covers 395.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Melacheri falls under Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Melacheri is Nedimolyanur, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 31 km distance.

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

Melacheri is about 40 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Melacheri is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 4.4 km away. Nedimolyanur is about 26 km away. Viluppuram is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.