Melamadai

Melamadai
city
Melamadai Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 9°54′56″N 78°08′44″E / 9.91556°N 78.14556°E / 9.91556; 78.14556Coordinates: 9°54′56″N 78°08′44″E / 9.91556°N 78.14556°E / 9.91556; 78.14556
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Population (2001)
• Total	28,885
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Melamadai is a panchayat town in Madurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu "After 2012 Melamadai included in Madurai town, now Melamadai is 30th ward of Madurai corporation & no more panchayat town, it comes under the city of Madurai". Vandiyur Lake is situated in Melamadai Geographical Area, Further famous Pandi temple is located in Melamadai. the best month to visit Melamadai vandiyur lake is November to February. Melamadai is purely Tamil Name, Merku means WEST, Madai Means LAKE, Merku + Madai = Merkumadai,then over the years it becomes Melamadai, another strongly believed theory is that Mel means TOP or UP or FIRST, MADAI means LAKE (MEL + MADAI = Melamadai) in such a way this place derived the name Melamadai .

Melamadai is the place of wonder, where the city & village joins together.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Melamadai had a population of 28,885. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Melamadai has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 74%. In Melamadai, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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