Melakallur, Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Melakallur


The village Melakallur is located in Tirunelveli Taluk of Tirunelveli District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Melakkallur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Manur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Cheranmadevi, which is about 9 kilometers away from Melakallur.

Travel and Communication for Melakallur


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Melakallur,
Tirunelveli,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 627010

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Melakallur


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

A brief summary of available data for Melakallur 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 Melakallur


As per available data from the year 2009, 1153 persons live in 287 house holds in the village Melakallur. There are 584 female individuals and 569 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.65% and males constitute 49.35% of the total population.

There are 238 scheduled castes persons of which 119 are females and 119 are males. Females constitute 50% and males constitute 50% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 20.64% of the total population.

Population density of Melakallur is 211.49 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Melakallur


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Total area of Melakallur is 545.18 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 144.02 ha. About 0.02 ha is un-irrigated area. About 144 ha is irrigated area. About 112.43 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 31.57 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 183.31 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 109.1 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 2.26 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 11.11 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 8.9 ha is culturable waste land. About 8.58 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 77.9 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Melakallur


There are 2 government pre-primary schools in the village Melakallur.

There is a government primary school in the village Melakallur.

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

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

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

Colleges in Melakallur


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

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Cheranmadevi, which is 5-10 kms away from Melakallur.

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

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Tirunelveli, which is more than 10 kms away from Melakallur.

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

Other Educational Facilities in Melakallur


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

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

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Cheranmadevi, which is 5-10 kms away from Melakallur.

Healthcare Facilities in Melakallur


There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Melakallur.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Melakallur.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Melakallur.

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

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

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Melakallur.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Melakallur.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Melakallur.

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

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

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Melakallur.

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

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