About Meladhanur Village

Meladhanur is a mid sized village in Tindivanam tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 910, made up of 454 males and 456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meladhanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meladhanur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Tindivanam
Pincode	604207
Area (hectares)	408.19 hectares
Population	910
Male Population	454
Female Population	456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,004
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 3 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 15 km distance

How Meladhanur compares

By the 2011 count Meladhanur is the 136th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 408.19 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Meladhanur

Meladhanur 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 Meladhanur 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 15 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Meladhanur from other places

Meladhanur lies about 46 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Panchalam, about 8.8 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 Meladhanur
Nearest railway station	Panchalam	8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tindivanam	11 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	46 km

Villages closest to Meladhanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meladhanur village had a population of 910. That makes it the 136th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Meladhanur village has 454 males and 456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meladhanur has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Meladhanur is 604207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meladhanur covers 408.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Meladhanur falls under Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Meladhanur is Panchalam, about 8.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 15 km distance.

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

Meladhanur is about 46 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meladhanur is in Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district. Panchalam is about 8.8 km away. Tindivanam is about 11 km away. Viluppuram is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.