Melur
Melur
Mela Nadu or Naduvi Nadu | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Traditional village house in Melur | |
Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 10°03′N 78°20′E / 10.05°N 78.33°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Madurai |
| Government | |
| • Type | Second Grade Municipality |
| • Body | Melur Municipality |
| • Panchayat | MELUR |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.9 km2 (0.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 149 m (489 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 40,017 |
| • Density | 21,000/km2 (55,000/sq mi) |
| Tamil | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TN-59 |
Melur is a town in Madurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the town had a population of 40,017.[citation needed]
It has an average elevation of 149 metres (489 ft).[citation needed]
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, Melur had a population of 40,017 with a sex-ratio of 961 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 4,488 were under the age of six, constituting 2,353 males and 2,135 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 12.33% and 0.39% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 79.47%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The town had a total of 9872 households. There were a total of 14,126 workers, comprising 355 cultivators, 1,493 main agricultural labourers, 295 in household industries, 10,470 other workers, 1,513 marginal workers, 33 marginal cultivators, 230 marginal agricultural labourers, 88 marginal workers in household industries and 1,162 other marginal workers.
As per the religious census of 2011, Melur had 78% Hindus, 17% Muslims, 5% Christians, 0.0% Sikhs and 0.0% following other religions.
Politics
Melur (state assembly constituency) is part of Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency). S. Venkatesan also known as Su. Venkatesan from CPI(M) is the Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, after his election in the 2019 Indian general election.
Notable people
- P. Kakkan, Indian politician born in Melur Taluk, Madurai district of Madras Presidency.
References
- 1 2 "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ↑ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Melur(05835)". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ↑ "Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu" (XLS). Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ↑ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
- ↑ "17th Lok Sabha Elections: Victorious Candidates of CPI(M)". People's Democracy. Communist Party of India (Marxist). 2 June 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
Su Venkatesan who contested from Madurai parliamentary constituency secured 4,47,075 (44 per cent) votes defeating his nearest rival (AIADMK candidate) by a margin of 1,34,119 votes.
- ↑ Chandra, Ramesh; Sangh Mittra (2003). Dalit Identity in the New Millennium. Commonwealth Publishers. p. 124. ISBN 978-81-7169-765-6.