Melur is a Taluk located in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu. It is one of 7 Taluks of Madurai district. There are 85 villages and 2 towns in Melur Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Melur Taluk has 74,851 households, population of 291,398 of which 146,711 are males and 144,687 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 33,248 which is 11.41% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Melur Taluk is around
986 compared to
996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Melur Taluk is 67.84% out of which 75.69% males are literate and 59.87% females are literate. The total area of Melur is 681 sq.km with population density of 428 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 83.41% of population lives in Urban area and 16.59% lives in Rural area. There are 16.51% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.13% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Melur Taluk.
Melur Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 291,398 | 100% |
| Hindu | 266,598 | 91.49% |
| Muslim | 22,171 | 7.61% |
| Christian | 1,981 | 0.68% |
| Religion not stated | 572 | 0.2% |
| Sikh | 36 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 21 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 10 | 0% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 9 | 0% |
Melur Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 11,853 | 62,998 |
| Total Population | 48,342 | 243,056 |
| Population (%) | 50.85% | 49.75% |
| Male Population | 24,582 | 122,129 |
| Female Population | 23,760 | 120,927 |
| Sex Ratio | 967 | 990 |
| Literacy (%) | 76.69% | 66.08% |
List of Cities in Melur
Check out complete list of all town cities of Melur in Melur district, Tamil Nadu
List of Villages in Melur
Check out complete list of all villages of Melur in Melur district, Tamil Nadu
| Village | Population | Literacy | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Navinipatti | 9,423 | 68.66% | 994 |
| Kambur | 7,925 | 56.05% | 982 |
| Ambalakaranpatti | 7,895 | 68.18% | 1004 |
| Chokkalingapuram | 7,887 | 68.35% | 990 |
| Kachirayanpatti | 7,657 | 65.46% | 962 |
| Uranganpatti | 7,589 | 73.91% | 984 |
| Vellalur | 7,188 | 72.27% | 1022 |
| Karungalakudi | 6,842 | 69.39% | 969 |
| Thumbaipatti | 6,571 | 67.74% | 1007 |
| Saruguvalayapatti | 6,371 | 61.48% | 1085 |
| Keelavalavu | 6,015 | 65.97% | 996 |
| Thiruvadavur | 5,769 | 70.64% | 975 |
| Therkutheru | 5,760 | 71.79% | 990 |
| Melavalavu | 5,745 | 63.9% | 979 |
| Keelaiyur | 5,712 | 72.46% | 955 |
| Manappachcheri | 5,441 | 65.37% | 1003 |
| Kottampatti | 5,406 | 73.23% | 990 |
| Kidaripatti | 5,155 | 62.35% | 965 |
| Ayyapatti | 4,934 | 60.09% | 998 |
| Vanjinagaram | 4,824 | 63.5% | 992 |
| Pudusukkampatti | 4,777 | 69.52% | 951 |
| Kesampatti | 4,607 | 56% | 1026 |
| Sekkipatti | 4,436 | 59.2% | 973 |
| Thanaiyamangalam | 4,423 | 72.82% | 1020 |
| Narasingampatti | 4,391 | 72.42% | 953 |
| Kurichipatti | 3,874 | 71.68% | 1034 |
| Pattur | 3,817 | 56.48% | 948 |
| Pallapatti | 3,803 | 60.72% | 1021 |
| Budamangalam | 3,412 | 64.21% | 1042 |
| Pottapatti | 3,382 | 64.04% | 1062 |
| Kodukkampatti | 3,317 | 58.25% | 940 |
| Kottagudi | 3,272 | 59.75% | 1054 |
| Surakkundu | 3,198 | 73.45% | 956 |
| Kunnarampatti | 3,163 | 62% | 1008 |
| Kallampatti | 3,007 | 71.23% | 940 |
| Attappatti | 3,003 | 69.33% | 983 |
| Sennagarampatti | 2,945 | 67.78% | 954 |
| Kongampatti | 2,933 | 66.35% | 949 |
| Chokkampatti | 2,789 | 60.38% | 1105 |
| Arittapatti | 2,770 | 64.58% | 913 |
| Malampatti | 2,534 | 60.5% | 1044 |
| Padinettankudi | 2,478 | 66.63% | 921 |
| A.Valayapatti | 2,366 | 60.06% | 972 |
| Ettimangalam | 2,301 | 65.15% | 970 |
| Keeranur | 2,062 | 62.85% | 940 |
| Tondilingapuram | 1,874 | 61.47% | 1002 |
| Tiruchchunai | 1,837 | 62.44% | 942 |
| Pulipattii | 1,828 | 60.28% | 961 |
| Surappatti | 1,769 | 63.93% | 1067 |
| Semminipatti | 1,692 | 60.87% | 918 |
| Panjutti | 1,692 | 69.15% | 984 |
| Attukulam | 1,647 | 72.13% | 968 |
| Veppadappu | 1,577 | 62.33% | 981 |
| Valaichcherippatti | 1,408 | 72.37% | 1055 |
| Vannanparaipatti | 1,344 | 55.95% | 1061 |
| Arasappanpatti | 1,249 | 67.49% | 1011 |
| Amoor | 1,138 | 68.54% | 887 |
| Sukkampatti | 1,107 | 63.32% | 987 |
| Sathamangalam | 1,061 | 72.95% | 991 |
| Pandangudi | 948 | 71.52% | 1065 |
| Panangudi | 856 | 67.64% | 991 |
| Perungalakudi | 798 | 61.4% | 1000 |
| Manikkampatti | 676 | 56.36% | 937 |
| T.Vellalapatti | 653 | 69.22% | 997 |
| Uduppakkulam | 566 | 70.85% | 965 |
| Silambakkonepatti | 560 | 50.36% | 958 |
| Ayuthapatti | 504 | 63.89% | 1057 |
| Kovilpatti | 474 | 64.14% | 1079 |
| Thuvarangulam | 463 | 63.93% | 913 |
| Chadurmadangan | 380 | 73.16% | 863 |
| Urukalpuliyankulam | 376 | 67.55% | 989 |
| Tarkakudi | 349 | 69.91% | 1041 |
| Kavathayampatti | 280 | 62.86% | 1090 |
| Sorukulipatti | 229 | 79.04% | 1009 |
| Mukkampatti | 220 | 65.45% | 1095 |
| Marudur | 182 | 78.02% | 896 |
| Nalukulam | 110 | 71.82% | 1115 |
| Valayankulam | 22 | 50% | 833 |
| Kilavikulam | 18 | 61.11% | 1571 |
| Ayanpandangudi | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalikulam | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vellimalai R.F. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karumalai R.F. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valaichcherippatti Hills | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perumalmalai Forest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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