Melendal
Rishivandiam block · Kallakurichi
district, Tamil Nadu · PIN 605754
· village code 633051
Population 2011
2,833
Census of India
Population 2020
4,230
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
+49.3%
1,397 people · 4.6% a year
Households
685
+6.7% vs 642 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
2,833
Male / female
1,404 / 1,429
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
1,018
Children aged 0–6
387
Literacy rate
50.3%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
862 / 0
Working population
1,353
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
77.4%
Households
642
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school nearest 1 km away
No
Middle school
Yes
High school nearest 2 km away
No
Piped tap water
<50% habitation covered
All-weather road nearest 2 km away
No
Public transport
Bus
Electricity
1-4 hrs
Bank nearest 2 km away
No
Primary health centre
Sub Centre
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
No
Common service centre
Separately located
Farming
Farm households
35
Non-farm households
35
Share of households farming, 2020
50%
Net sown area
18 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
18 / 5 / 5
Main irrigation source
Surface water
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Melanthal panchayat, Rishivandiyam zila parishad.
These are the panchayat's own accounts, not this village's: where a panchayat
holds several villages, the money covers all of them, and where a village
spans several panchayats only this one's return appears.
Opening balance
₹26.12 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹8.57 lakh
Received directly
—
Spent
₹29.30 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹5.39 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹9.93 lakh · received ₹3.43 lakh · spent ₹13.36 lakh · left ₹0
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹16.19 lakh · received ₹5.14 lakh · spent ₹15.94 lakh · left ₹5.39 lakh
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
11.9279, 79.0031 —
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