Melur

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?Melur Tamil Nadu • India
Melur
Coordinates: 10°03′N 78°20′E / 10.05, 78.33
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 149 m (489 ft)
District(s)	Madurai
Population	33,743 (2001)
Website: www.meluronline.com

Coordinates: 10°03′N 78°20′E / 10.05, 78.33 Melur is a town and a municipality in Madurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Lord Shiva Temple & goddess Draupathi,who was the wife of Pandavas are famous.The Pookkuli festival is celebrated every year by the Draupathi Amman Temple.The two important events are Biman - Keesakan Fight & the Pookkkuli.In the first event one person will be acting as Bima & other as Keesakan. The very appearance of Bima will have a terrifying effect on children.Keesakan will try to run away from Bima & the latter will chase him & kill him.The chase will go on in all main streets & it will be quite interesting to watch.On the Pookkuli day devotees who had already offered prayers to the Goddess will perform fire walking.Plough manufacturing & granite are the main industries.Agriculture is the main activity in Melur & surrounding Villages.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
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[edit] Geography

Melur is located at 10.05° N 78.33° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 149 metres (488 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[2], Melur had a population of 33,743. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Melur has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 71%. In Melur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

On the way to melur from Madurai, a nice place Othakkadai is placed, where there is a beautiful mountain is placed named Yanamalai.A famous temple dedicated to Lord Narasimha is located at othakkadai.