Melur taluk

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Melur taluk is a taluk of Madurai district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Melur.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Melur had a population of 290,985 with 146,499 males and 144,486 females. There were 986 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 68.91. Child population in the age group below 6 was 16,258 Males and 14,540 Females.^[1]

References

↑ "Provisional Population Totals - Tamil Nadu-Census 2011". Census Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

v t e Madurai district

District Headquarters	Madurai

Country	India

State	Tamil Nadu

Region	Pandya Nadu

Taluks	Melur Madurai-North Madurai-South Usilampatti Vadipatti Peraiyur Thirumangalam

Revenue blocks	Alanganallur Chellampatti Kallikudi Kottampatti Madurai East Madurai West Melur Sedapatti T.Kallupatti Thirumangalam Thirupparankunram Usilampatti Vadipatti

History	Early Cholas Kalabhras Pallavas Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Later Pandyas Delhi Sultanate Madurai Sultanate Vijayanagar Empire Thanjavur Nayaks Thanjavur Marathas Company Raj British Raj

Places of Worship	Meenakshi Amman Temple Edaganathar temple Goripalayam Mosque Kazimar Big Mosque Thiruvedagam Alagar Koyil Koodal Azhagar Temple Pazhamudircholai Thirupparamkunram Murugan Temple

Places of interest	Gandhi Memorial Museum Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal Athisayam Alanganallur Jallikattu Avaniyapuram Jallikattu Palamedu Jallikattu

Universities	Madurai Kamaraj University

Cities and towns People Villages

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