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Melmaruvathur
Melmaruvathur, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 12°25′36″N79°49′48″E / 12.4268°N 79.8300°E / 12.4268; 79.8300
Country Flag of India.svg  India
State TamilNadu Logo.svg Tamil Nadu
District Chengalpattu
Elevation
83 m (272 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total3,367
Languages
   Official Tamil, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
603319
Telephone Code+9144xxxxxxxx
Other Neighborhoods Chengalpattu, Maduranthakam, Acharapakkam
District Collector A. R. Rahul Nadh, I. A. S.
Website https://chengalpattu.nic.in

Melmaruvathur is a town located in Tamil Nadu, India. It is in the Cheyyur Taluk of Kancheepuram district. The town is known for having the shrine of goddess Adhi Parashakthi, the Om Shakti Temple. [1] It is a very important religious destination because of its location between Tiruvannamalai and Chennai, and also because of its very reachable location, which is blocked neither by mountains nor lakes.

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Transportation

The Chennai-Tiruchirappalli section of National Highway 45 passes through this town. Chennai is 92 km and Villupuram 54 km from Melmaruvathur. From here to Chennai, buses are operated to the southern districts of Tamil Nadu, like Trichy, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari and Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Vandavasi, Arani, Bengaluru, Hosur, Villupuram, Salem and Tiruppur. Also very close to this is the Melmaruvathur train station. All express trains stop at this station.

Demographics

The Melmaruvathur village has a population of 3,367, of which 1,758 are males and 1,609 are females, as per the Population Census of 2011.

In Melmaruvathur village, the population of children aged 0–6 is 99, which makes up 2.94% of the total population of the village. The average sex ratio of Melmaruvathur village is 915, which is lower than the Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Melmaruvathur as per the census is 941, lower than the Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Melmaruvathur village has a higher literacy rate compared to the rest of Tamil Nadu. In 2011, the literacy rate of Melmaruvathur village was 96.75%, compared to the state average of 80.09%. In Melmaruvathur, the male literacy rate stands at 98.89%, while the female literacy rate is 94.62%. [2]

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References

  1. "Mel Maruvathur Adhi Parasakthi Temple : Mel Maruvathur Adhi Parasakthi Temple Details". temple.dinamalar.com. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  2. "Melmaruvathur Village Population - Cheyyur - Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 12 March 2024.