About Melarajakularaman Village

Melarajakularaman is one of the larger villages in Rajapalayam tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,652, made up of 8,394 males and 8,258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2016.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Melarajakularaman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melarajakularaman village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Virudhunagar
Tehsil	Rajapalayam
Pincode	626102
Area (hectares)	2016.59 hectares
Population	16,652
Male Population	8,394
Female Population	8,258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Melarajakularaman compares

By the 2011 count Melarajakularaman is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,694 residents. Its 2016.59 hectares work out to about 8.3 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 998.

Getting to Melarajakularaman

Melarajakularaman is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Melarajakularaman 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Melarajakularaman from other places

Melarajakularaman lies about 38 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Rajapalaiyam, about 10 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 Melarajakularaman
Nearest railway station	Rajapalaiyam	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajapalayam	11 km
District headquarters	Virudhunagar	38 km

Villages closest to Melarajakularaman

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 Melarajakularaman

As per the Census of India 2011, Melarajakularaman village had a population of 16,652. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,694 residents.

Melarajakularaman village has 8,394 males and 8,258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melarajakularaman has about 984 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 Melarajakularaman is 626102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Melarajakularaman covers 2016.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Melarajakularaman is Rajapalaiyam, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Melarajakularaman.

Melarajakularaman is about 38 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Melarajakularaman is in Rajapalayam tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Rajapalaiyam is about 10 km away. Rajapalayam is about 11 km away. Virudhunagar is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keelrajakularaman (under 2 km), Nathampatti (3.5 km) and Kuruchiyarpatti (5.0 km).

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