Madurai district is one of the 38 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu in southeastern India. The city of Madurai serves as the district headquarters. It houses the famous Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwarar temple and is situated on the banks of the river Vaigai. Thiruparankundram is one of the major tourist place in the district. As of 2011, the district had a population of 3,038,252 with a sex-ratio of 990 females for every 1,000 males. Aside from the city of Madurai, the larger towns are Melur, Vadipatti, Thirumangalam, Thirupparankundram, Peraiyur, and Usilampatti. It is an important hub for various film shootings. Alanganallur is a popular spot in the district for Jallikattu, as are Palamedu and Avaniyapuram.
Melur is the Northern entrance of Madurai district. It is the town and municipality in the Madurai North in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Melur Old Name is Called Naduvi Nadu. The name Melur name comes from "Mela Nadu". Melur is called Thaigramam. It is the biggest taluk within the Madurai District. As of 2011, the town had a population of 40,017. Melur is an agricultural land in Madurai and the climate around the area is tropical.
Vallalapatti is a panchayat town in Melur Taluk in Madurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Melur is a Panchayat village in Coonoor Taluk of the Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India.It is located 14 KM towards South from Udhagamandalam and 13 KM from Coonoor, 505 KM from State capital Chennai.
Melur is a village in Kallakurichi district, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This village has a corporation bank, a primary health center, a cooperative bank and a primary school. The nearest town is Kallakurichi and the nearest city is Salem. Melur has a total population of 1,874 people as per Population Census 2011.
P. Kakkan or fondly known as Kakkan, was an Indian politician and freedom fighter who served as a member of the Constituent Assembly of India, Member of Parliament, President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee and in various ministerial posts in Congress governments in the erstwhile Madras state between 1957 and 1967.
Melur is a legislative assembly constituency in Madurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below. Most successful party: INC.
R. Samy popularly known as Melur Sami was an Indian politician and former member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Melur constituency. As a cadre of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party he represented the same Melur constituency in the 2001, 2006 and 2011 elections. He was one of the founding leaders of Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam.
P. Malaichamy was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Melur North constituency in 1967 election, and from Melur constituency in 1971 election.
Thaniyamangalam is a village in the Melur taluk of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India. The sand is reddish due to rich iron.
Eriyur is a village in Singampunari Taluk in Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is a large village consisting of two Panchayat villages: Eriyur and Mampatti Devasthanam. The adjoining villages Valayapatti and Ulaginipatti are also administratively and culturally linked to Eriyur. It is a constituent of the ancient "Mallakottai Nadu" once, which was a part of 'Sivagangai Seemai'.
Annavasal block is a revenue block in Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, India. It has a total of 43 panchayat villages.
Melur is a village in the Annavasalrevenue block of the Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, India.
M. K. Ashok is an Indian politician and was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Velachery constituency in Chennai District. He represented the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.
The Melur block is a revenue block in the Madurai district of Tamil Nadu, India. It has a total of 36 panchayat villages.
Vellalur Nadu is a Tamil cultural village located in Melur Taluk in Madurai District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Vellalur is 8.3 km from Melur, the Taluk main town; 32.1 km from Madurai East, the district's main city; 395 km from Chennai, the state's main city; and 18 km from Sivagangai. Sub-villages in Vellalur include Kattasolaipatti, Mandramalaipatti, Melavalasai, Vellanayagampatti, Idayavalasai, Mattangipatti and Edaiyarkovilpatti. Nearby temples include Karungal Swami, Manthakk Kovil, Karpaga Vinayakar, Vallidikaar, and Chinna Elai Kaatha Amman Temple. Periya Elai Kaatha Amman Temple is situated 5 km away. A two-week festival for Elai Kaatha Amman Temple is celebrated yearly starting on the last week of September. A government primary health center is located in the village. The center provides general medical services 24 hours-per-day and has a siddha medicine department. Sports clubs include various cricket clubs.
Keezhavazhavu is a village in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located 43 kilometres (27 mi) from Madurai. It is known for two hillocks called Panchapandavar Malai or Panchapandavar Padukkai which contains ancient Jain sculptures and stone beds, and another is Sakkarai peer oliulla Mountain. It has a cave.
Jarugumalai is a small hill station in south side of Salem District of Tamil Nadu State. Two tribal villages Melur and Keelur, situated about 3,000 feet above the sea level in the hills. over 1,200 people live in this two villages in Jarugumalai in Kuralnatham panchayat. District administration has opened a primary school for the benefit of the students in the village. Though electricity, drinking water and primary education facility are available, Melur and Keelur villages lack medical facilities, public distribution outlet and road facilities. Electricity reached at Jarugumalai after 60 years from India independence. Jarugumalai Pin code is 636201.
National Highway 38 is a National Highway in India. This highway runs entirely in the state of Tamil Nadu.
National Highway 338, commonly referred to as NH 338 is a national highway in India. It is a secondary route of National Highway 38. NH-338 runs in the state of Tamil Nadu in India.
