About Melvalai Village

Melvalai is a large village in Tirukkoyilur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,165, made up of 1,097 males and 1,068 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Melvalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melvalai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Tirukkoyilur
Pincode	605701
Area (hectares)	268.37 hectares
Population	2,165
Male Population	1,097
Female Population	1,068
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Melvalai compares

By the 2011 count Melvalai is the 79th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 268.37 hectares work out to about 8.1 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 Melvalai

Melvalai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Melvalai 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 Melvalai from other places

Melvalai lies about 20 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Ayandur, about 6.6 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 Melvalai
Nearest railway station	Ayandur	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tirukkoyilur	15 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	20 km

Villages closest to Melvalai

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.

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Common questions about Melvalai

As per the Census of India 2011, Melvalai village had a population of 2,165. That makes it the 79th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Melvalai village has 1,097 males and 1,068 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melvalai has about 974 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 Melvalai is 605701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Melvalai covers 268.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Melvalai is Ayandur, about 6.6 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 Melvalai.

Melvalai is about 20 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Melvalai is in Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Ayandur is about 6.6 km away. Tirukkoyilur is about 15 km away. Viluppuram is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.