Melapalur
Thirumanur block · Ariyalur
district, Tamil Nadu · PIN 621707
· village code 636480
Population 2011
1,003
Census of India
Population 2020
910
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
-9.3%
-93 people · -1.1% a year
Households
352
+28.5% vs 274 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
1,003
Male / female
470 / 533
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
1,134
Children aged 0–6
139
Literacy rate
59.1%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
287 / 1
Working population
483
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
75.0%
Households
274
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school
No
Middle school
No
High school
No
Piped tap water
50 to 100% habitations covered
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport
Bus
Electricity
8-12 Hrs
Bank nearest 2 km away
No
Primary health centre
PHC
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
Yes
Common service centre
Separately located
Farming
Farm households
263
Non-farm households
48
Share of households farming, 2020
85%
Net sown area
210 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
43 / 210 / 0
Main irrigation source
Ground water (tube well/well/pump)
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Melapalur panchayat, Thirumanur 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
₹54.33 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹10.79 lakh
Received directly
—
Spent
₹21.43 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹43.69 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹18.08 lakh · received ₹4.31 lakh · spent ₹12.32 lakh · left ₹10.07 lakh
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹36.26 lakh · received ₹6.47 lakh · spent ₹9.10 lakh · left ₹33.62 lakh
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
11.0450, 79.0498 —
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population changes in Ariyalur district ·
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staffing across Ariyalur ·
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