Melathirumanikkam
Sedapatti block · Madurai
district, Tamil Nadu · PIN 625535
· village code 640860
The 2020 population figure for this village looks unreliable, so no change
is shown. Census 2011 recorded 2,778 people; Mission Antyodaya
2020 recorded 1,514 — a drop of more than 40%. One of the two is wrong and we cannot
tell which.
Census 2011
Total population
2,778
Male / female
1,402 / 1,376
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
981
Children aged 0–6
272
Literacy rate
55.8%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
1,274 / 0
Working population
1,575
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
84.1%
Households
805
Village facilities, 2020
This village spans 2 gram panchayats and was
surveyed once by each. The figures below are from
Melathirumanickam panchayat's return.
Primary school
No
Middle school
Yes
High school nearest 1 km away
No
Piped tap water
50 to 100% habitations covered
All-weather road nearest 5 km away
No
Public transport
Bus
Electricity
>12 hrs
Bank nearest 1 km away
No
Primary health centre nearest 1 km away
No
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
No
Common service centre
No CSC
Farming
Farm households
481
Non-farm households
219
Share of households farming, 2020
69%
Net sown area
396 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
44 / 396 / 32
Main irrigation source
Ground water (tube well/well/pump)
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Melathirumanickam panchayat, Sedapatti 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
₹14.35 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹5.72 lakh
Received directly
₹2.00 lakh
Spent
₹16.85 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹5.23 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹4.30 lakh · received ₹2.29 lakh · spent ₹6.95 lakh · left ₹1.64 lakh
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹10.05 lakh · received ₹3.43 lakh · spent ₹9.90 lakh · left ₹3.59 lakh
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
9.8378, 77.7743 —
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