# Melur, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Madurai, Tamil Nadu 

# Melur

Melur is a sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. At the 2011 Census it had **291,398 people**, 2 towns and 85 villages (79 inhabited). The largest village is Navinipatti (9,423 people).

- 291,398people (2011)
- 85villages
- 2towns
- 76.6%literacy

## Population of Melur compared with Madurai

■ Melur · ■ Madurai district

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**83.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**932

Working population ****48.4%**

**44.6%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Melur

Of every 100 households in Melur in 2011, 85 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Melur · ■ Madurai district

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**36%

Tap water ****86%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**36%

Use banking services ****49%**

**56%

Television ****84%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**29%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**4%

Own their home ****89%**

**62%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Melur

- Melur40,017 people
- A.Vellalapatti8,325 people

## Largest villages in Melur

- Navinipatti · 9,423 people
- Kambur · 7,925 people
- Ambalakaranpatti · 7,895 people
- Chokkalingapuram · 7,887 people
- Kachirayanpatti · 7,657 people
- Uranganpatti · 7,589 people
- Vellalur · 7,188 people
- Karungalakudi · 6,842 people
- Thumbaipatti · 6,571 people
- Saruguvalayapatti · 6,371 people
- Keelavalavu · 6,015 people
- Thiruvadavur · 5,769 people
- Therkutheru · 5,760 people
- Melavalavu · 5,745 people
- Keelaiyur · 5,712 people
- Manappachcheri · 5,441 people

[All 85 villages in Melur →](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/melur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Melur?85 (79 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Melur in?Madurai district, Tamil Nadu
- What is the population of Melur?291,398 (Census 2011)