Melagaram is a
panchayat town
A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...
in
Tenkasi district
Tenkasi is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, India, separated from Tirunelveli district on 22 November 2019. The Government of Tamil Nadu announced its creation on 18 July 2019. The district headquarters is at Tenkasi.
Geography
The di ...
, in the
India
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Tamil Nadu
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.
Demographics
In 2001, Melagaram had a population of 12,860, according to the Indian
census
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Males constituted 49% of the population and females 51%. Melagaram had an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 84%, and female literacy was 72%. In Melagaram, 9% of the population was under 6 years of age.
By the 2011 census, the town had grown to 14,644 inhabitants.
Location
Melagaram located between Tenkasi and Coutrallam about 1 km away from Tenkasi.
Melagaram consists of Chinthamani, Bharathi Nagar, Melagaram, NGO Colony, State Bank Colony, Indira Nagar, Min Nagar, Nannagaram, Kudiyiruppu.
Bharathi Nagar, NGO Colony, State Bank Colony, Indira Nagar, Min Nagar are newly developed colonies in the last 25 to 30 years.
Geography
* Chitha AR River
* Paarai Kulam (Behind Brahmin Street)
Landmarks
Town Panchayat Office, Govt. Hr. Sec. School, Primary Health Center, Library
Economy
The first regional rural bank of Tamil Nadu, the
Pandyan Grama Bank, has one of its branches at Melagaram.
[Melakaram branch code = 5094]
Temples
Vinayaka Temple (Brahmin Street)
Vinayaka Temple (Nadu Street)
Amman Kovil Temple (Tenkasi-Courtallam)
Notes
Cities and towns in Tenkasi district
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