Melur, Thirumayam, Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 10, 2024.

Geographic Location of Melur


The village Melur is located in Thirumayam Taluk of Pudukkottai District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Melur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Thirumayam Community Development Block. The nearest town is Arimalam, which is about 12 kilometers away from Melur.

Travel and Communication for Melur


There is a railway station less than 5 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Melur,
Pudukkottai,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 622507

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Melur


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Melur is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Melur is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Melur


As per available data from the year 2009, 2992 persons live in 751 house holds in the village Melur. There are 1526 female individuals and 1466 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51% and males constitute 49% of the total population.

There are 1387 scheduled castes persons of which 714 are females and 673 are males. Females constitute 51.48% and males constitute 48.52% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 46.36% of the total population.

There are 8 scheduled tribes persons of which 4 are females and 4 are males. Females constitute 50% and males constitute 50% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.27% of the total population.

Population density of Melur is 293.65 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Melur


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Total area of Melur is 1018.9 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 262.79 ha. About 10.53 ha is un-irrigated area. About 252.26 ha is irrigated area. About 252.26 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 584.52 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 0.37 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 7.71 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 16.04 ha is culturable waste land. About 144.19 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 3.28 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Melur


There are 3 government pre-primary schools in the village Melur.

There are 4 government primary schools in the village Melur.

There is a government middle school in the village Melur.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Tirumayam, which is less than 5 kms away from Melur.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Tirumayam, which is less than 5 kms away from Melur.

Colleges in Melur


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Thekkattur, which is 5-10 kms away from Melur.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Pilivalam, which is less than 5 kms away from Melur.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Tiruchirappalli, which is more than 10 kms away from Melur.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Thekkattur, which is 5-10 kms away from Melur.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Tirumayam, which is less than 5 kms away from Melur.

Other Educational Facilities in Melur


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Thekkattur, which is 5-10 kms away from Melur.

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Melur.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Pudukkottai, which is more than 10 kms away from Melur.

Healthcare Facilities in Melur


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Melur.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Melur.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Melur.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Melur.

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Melur.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Melur.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Melur.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Melur.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Melur.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Melur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Melur.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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