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Melapalayam | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood | |
  Melapalayam  Melapalayam | |
| Coordinates: 8°42′00″N 77°42′25″E / 8.7000°N 77.7069°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tirunelveli |
| City | Tirunelveli |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Tirunelveli City Municipal Corporation |
| Population | |
| • Total | 227,895 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Pincode | 627005[1] |
| Telephone code | 91 (0)462 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 72 |
Melapalayam is a neighborhood of Tirunelveli City in Tamil Nadu, India situated on the east bank of the Thamirabarani River.[2] The neighborhood's name comes from its location west (Tamil: mela) of Palayamkottai. Eighty percent of the population is Muslim.
Melapalayam is 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of downtown Tirunelveli and is an administrative zone of the Tirunelveli City Municipal Corporation.[3]
- ^ "PinCode: Melapalayam". PINcode.org.in. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Melapalayam - Inspiration Through Education". www.melapalayam.co.in. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "Distance between Tirunelveli and Melapalayam". distancebetween.info. Retrieved 29 January 2021.