Development data · Vidhan Sabha

MELUR as contested in 2026

Figures are for Madurai district (Census 2011 boundaries) — this seat's main district — not for the constituency itself. No agency publishes these for constituencies.

Census 2011NFHS-5, 2019–21

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

30,38,252

Density

819 / km²

Sex ratio

990 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

3,710 km²

SC population13.5%

ST population0.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

91%HINDU

Hindu 90.9%Muslim 5.6%Other 3.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water85.0%

Electricity94.5%

Sanitation59.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births100.0%

Children fully vaccinated88.8%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%

Children underweight (under 5)21.5%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%

Women literate83.9%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.5%

Clean cooking fuel91.2%

Health insurance66.3%

What's nearby?

2 locations

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI

Known forDISTRICT

🏺Ready Made Garments

Alagarmalai cavern with Panchapandava beds midway between Alagarmalai and Kidanpatti

🏛️MonumentASI

Alagarmalai cavern with Panchapandava beds midway between Alagarmalai and Kidanpatti

📍Google Maps OSM

Panchapandavar bed, Jain statues and Brahmi and Vatteluthu inscriptions on the Panchapandavarmalai

🏛️MonumentASI

Panchapandavar bed, Jain statues and Brahmi and Vatteluthu inscriptions on the Panchapandavarmalai

📍Google Maps OSM

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Seats that share these figures

These 9 other seats share the same primary district — the figures below describe the whole district, not any one seat within it.

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