About Melapattamkarisalkulam Village

Melapattamkarisalkulam is a large village in Rajapalayam tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,667, made up of 1,336 males and 1,331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 738.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Melapattamkarisalkulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melapattamkarisalkulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Virudhunagar
Tehsil	Rajapalayam
Pincode	626110
Area (hectares)	738.17 hectares
Population	2,667
Male Population	1,336
Female Population	1,331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Melapattamkarisalkulam compares

By the 2011 count Melapattamkarisalkulam is the 21st largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,694 residents. Its 738.17 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Melapattamkarisalkulam

Melapattamkarisalkulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Melapattamkarisalkulam as Available within 5 - 10 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 Melapattamkarisalkulam from other places

Melapattamkarisalkulam lies about 43 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Rajapalaiyam, about 2.8 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 Melapattamkarisalkulam
Nearest railway station	Rajapalaiyam	2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajapalayam	3.1 km
District headquarters	Virudhunagar	43 km

Villages closest to Melapattamkarisalkulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Melapattamkarisalkulam village had a population of 2,667. That makes it the 21st largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,694 residents.

Melapattamkarisalkulam village has 1,336 males and 1,331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melapattamkarisalkulam has about 996 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 998.

The pincode recorded for Melapattamkarisalkulam is 626110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Melapattamkarisalkulam covers 738.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Melapattamkarisalkulam falls under Rajapalayam tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Melapattamkarisalkulam is Rajapalaiyam, about 2.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Melapattamkarisalkulam.

Melapattamkarisalkulam is about 43 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Melapattamkarisalkulam is in Rajapalayam tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Rajapalaiyam is about 2.8 km away. Rajapalayam is about 3.1 km away. Virudhunagar is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajapalayam (3.1 km), Sammandapuram (3.5 km) and Vadakku Venganallur (3.5 km).

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