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About Melamadai Village

Melamadai is one of the larger villages in Sattur tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,619, made up of 2,811 males and 2,808 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 886.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Melamadai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melamadai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Sattur
Pincode 626202
Area (hectares) 886.3 hectares
Population 5,619
Male Population 2,811
Female Population 2,808
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Melamadai compares

By the 2011 count Melamadai is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,764 residents. Its 886.3 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Melamadai

Melamadai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Melamadai 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. The nearest villages by name are Kottaipachcheri, Kuganparai, Kumaralingapuram and Kundalakkuttu. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Melamadai

As per the Census of India 2011, Melamadai village had a population of 5,619. 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 1,764 residents.

Melamadai village has 2,811 males and 2,808 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melamadai has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Melamadai is 626202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Melamadai covers 886.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Melamadai falls under Sattur tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Melamadai notes the nearest railway station 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 Melamadai.

Melamadai is in Sattur tehsil of Virudhunagar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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