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About Melaparuttiyur Village

Melaparuttiyur is a mid sized village in Tiruchuli tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 987, made up of 503 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 642.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626612, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Melaparuttiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melaparuttiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Tiruchuli
Pincode 626612
Area (hectares) 642.83 hectares
Population 987
Male Population 503
Female Population 484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Melaparuttiyur compares

By the 2011 count Melaparuttiyur is the 36th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 642.83 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Melaparuttiyur

Melaparuttiyur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Melaparuttiyur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Melaparuttiyur from other places

Melaparuttiyur lies about 44 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Narikkudi, about 8.5 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 Melaparuttiyur
Nearest railway station Narikkudi 8.5 km
Nearest town Manamadurai 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiruchuli 18 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 44 km

Villages closest to Melaparuttiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Melaparuttiyur village had a population of 987. That makes it the 36th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Melaparuttiyur village has 503 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melaparuttiyur has about 962 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 989.

The pincode recorded for Melaparuttiyur is 626612. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Melaparuttiyur covers 642.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Melaparuttiyur falls under Tiruchuli tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Melaparuttiyur is Narikkudi, about 8.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Melaparuttiyur.

Melaparuttiyur is about 44 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Melaparuttiyur is in Tiruchuli tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Narikkudi is about 8.5 km away. Manamadurai is about 18 km away. Tiruchuli is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Veeracholan (under 2 km), Ottankulam (2.3 km) and Usilangulam (2.8 km).

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

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