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About Melathayanur Village

Melathayanur is a large village in Tirukkoyilur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,092, made up of 1,061 males and 1,031 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605757, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Melathayanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melathayanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tirukkoyilur
Pincode 605757
Area (hectares) 309.57 hectares
Population 2,092
Male Population 1,061
Female Population 1,031
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Melathayanur compares

By the 2011 count Melathayanur is the 83rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 309.57 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Melathayanur

Melathayanur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Melathayanur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Melathayanur from other places

Melathayanur lies about 34 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tirukkovilur, about 6.8 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 Melathayanur
Tehsil headquarters Tirukkoyilur 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Tirukkovilur 6.8 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 34 km

Villages closest to Melathayanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Melathayanur village had a population of 2,092. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Melathayanur village has 1,061 males and 1,031 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melathayanur has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Melathayanur is 605757. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Melathayanur covers 309.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Melathayanur falls under Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Melathayanur is Tirukkovilur, about 6.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Melathayanur.

Melathayanur is about 34 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Melathayanur is in Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tirukkoyilur is about 4.6 km away. Tirukkovilur is about 6.8 km away. Viluppuram is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanakanandal (under 2 km), Vinmar (under 2 km) and Thanakanandal (2.1 km).

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

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