Geographic Location of Melapalayam

The village Melapalayam is located in Karur Taluk of Karur District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Melapalayam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Thanthoni Community Development Block. The nearest town is Puliyur, which is about 4 kilometers away from Melapalayam.

Travel and Communication for Melapalayam

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

Postal Address:
Melapalayam,
Karur,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 639114

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Melapalayam

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

Social Structure of Melapalayam

As per available data from the year 2009, 2462 persons live in 744 house holds in the village Melapalayam. There are 1245 female individuals and 1217 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.57% and males constitute 49.43% of the total population.

There are 1091 scheduled castes persons of which 544 are females and 547 are males. Females constitute 49.86% and males constitute 50.14% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 44.31% of the total population.

Population density of Melapalayam is 501.47 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Melapalayam

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Total area of Melapalayam is 490.96 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 227.84 ha. About 0.68 ha is un-irrigated area. About 227.16 ha is irrigated area. About 58.5 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 168.66 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 88.95 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 4.15 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 59.29 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 88.37 ha is culturable waste land. About 22.36 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Melapalayam

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

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Melapalayam.

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

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

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

Colleges in Melapalayam

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 Thanthoni, which is 5-10 kms away from Melapalayam.

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

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 Melapalayam.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Melapalayam

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

There are 2 government non formal training centres in the village Melapalayam.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Melapalayam

There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Melapalayam.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Melapalayam.

There are 2 primary health sub-centres with 0 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Melapalayam.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Melapalayam.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Melapalayam.

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

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

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Melapalayam.

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

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

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Melapalayam.

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