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 As per the religious census of 2011, Melur had 78% [[Hindus]], 17% [[Muslims]], 5% [[Christians]], 0.0% [[Sikhs]] and 0.0% following other religions.<ref name=religion2011>{{cite web|title=Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu|year=2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|format=XLS|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|access-date=13 September 2015}}</ref>
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 Vetrilai piri thiruvizha (Beetal leaf festival) is a festival celebrated in [[Vellalur]] Nadu near Melur in Madhurai on the first day of Chithirai month to celebrate communal harmony. Hindus and Muslims celebrate this together.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hindus, Muslims come together at betel leaf fest |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Hindus-Muslims-come-together-at-betel-leaf-fest/articleshow/19552572.cms |access-date=6 May 2021 |newspaper=The Times of India|date=15 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=700-year-old idol recovered in Melur |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/british-era-idol-recovered-in-melur-madurai/article26973986.ece |access-date=29 April 2019 |agency=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Temple |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/villagers-up-against-hrce-dept-move-to-take-over-three-temples/articleshow/69865970.cms |access-date=20 June 2019 |agency=Times of India}}</ref>
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 Melur has a bus stand, which is used by [[TNSTC]] and private operators. This is situated inside the town on Madurai- [[Trichy]] [[National Highway 45B (India)|NH45B]]. Melur has bus transportation to [[Madurai]], [[Chennai]], [[Trichy]], [[Manamadurai]], [[Dindigul]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Karaikudi]], [[Pudukottai]], [[Ramanathapuram]], [[Thirunelveli]], [[Virudhunagar]], [[Tanjore]], [[Rajapalayam]], [[Chidambaram]], [[Nagapattinam]], [[Mayiladuthurai]], [[Pattukkottai]] and all around the neighbouring districts. [[Madurai Junction]] is the nearest railway station.
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Melur
| other_name = Mela Nadu or Naduvi Nadu
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = File:Madurai Melur.jpg
| image _skyline = File:GROW-Gandivafoundation.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Traditional village house in Melur
| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates = {{coord|10.05|N|78.33|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Madurai district|Madurai]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = Second Grade Municipality
| governing_body = Melur Municipality
| leader_title = Panchayat
| leader_name = A.Vellalapatti
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 664.9
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 149
| population_total = 40017
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank =
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Tamil
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code =
| registration_plate = TN-59
| website = {{URL|www.meluronline.com}}
| Public Charitable Trust = Gandiva Foundation
| footnotes =
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| official_name =
| Region = Pandiya nadu
}}
'''Melur''' is the Northern entrance of Madurai district. It is the town and [[municipality]] in the [[Madurai district|Madurai North]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. Melur Old Name is Called Naduvi Nadu. The name Melur name comes from "'''Mela Nadu'''". Melur is called '''Thaigramam''' ('Mother of Villages'). 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.

Melur is a manufacturer and exporter of [[plough]]s. It has many cast iron industrial. [[Granite]] production is an important industry; granite from Melur is exported around the world. Situated within a largely agricultural area, most of the people living around Melur are employed in agriculture, chiefly in the cultivation of [[rice]]. A few people have been working as [[Bricklayer|masons]] and assistants in home construction. Gandiva Foundation is a public charitable trust functioning at Melur.

==Geography==
Melur has an average elevation of {{convert|149|m}}.

==Demographics==
{{bar box|title=Religious census|titlebar=#ddd|left1=Religion|right1=Percent(%)|float=left|bars={{bar percent|[[Hinduism|Hindu]]|Orange|78.00}}{{bar percent|[[Islam|Muslim]]|Green|17.00}}{{bar percent|[[Christianity|Christian]]|purple|5.00}}{{bar percent|[[Sikhism|Sikh]]|yellow|0.00}}{{bar percent|Other|grey|0.00}}}}

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Melur had a population of 40,017 with a sex-ratio of 961 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.<ref name="dashboard">{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref> A total of 4,488 were under the age of six, constituting 2,353 males and 2,135 females. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] accounted for 12.33% and 0.39% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 79.47%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.<ref name="dashboard"/> The town had a total of 9872 households. There were a total of 14,126 workers, comprising 355 cultivators, 1,493 main agricultural labourers, 295 in household industries, 10,470 other workers, 1,513 marginal workers, 33 marginal cultivators, 230 marginal agricultural labourers, 88 marginal workers in household industries and 1,162 other marginal workers.<ref name=2011census>{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Melur(05835)|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=696263|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924145758/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=696263|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref>

As per the religious census of 2011, Melur had 78% [[Hindus]], 17% [[Muslims]], 5% [[Christians]], 0.0% [[Sikhs]] and 0.0% following other religions.<ref name=religion2011>{{cite web|title=Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu|year=2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|format=XLS|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|access-date=13 September 2015}}</ref>

===Religion===
Vetrilai piri thiruvizha (Beetal leaf festival) is a festival celebrated in [[Vellalur]] Nadu near Melur in Madhurai on the first day of Chithirai month to celebrate communal harmony. Hindus and Muslims celebrate this together.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hindus, Muslims come together at betel leaf fest |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Hindus-Muslims-come-together-at-betel-leaf-fest/articleshow/19552572.cms |access-date=6 May 2021 |newspaper=The Times of India|date=15 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=700-year-old idol recovered in Melur |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/british-era-idol-recovered-in-melur-madurai/article26973986.ece |access-date=29 April 2019 |agency=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Temple |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/villagers-up-against-hrce-dept-move-to-take-over-three-temples/articleshow/69865970.cms |access-date=20 June 2019 |agency=Times of India}}</ref>

There is Mary L Flagg CSI church located near Sandhaipettai and regular prayers have been organised and conducted in this church which belongs to the [[Church of South India]]. This church was built during the British rule in 1904. It's 114 years old, as of 2018.

==Transport==
[[Madurai Airport]] is the nearest airport from Melur, which operates domestic flight services and international flights service. such as [[Air India]], [[SpiceJet]], [[SriLankan Airlines]] and [[Indigo]]

Melur has a bus stand, which is used by [[TNSTC]] and private operators. This is situated inside the town on Madurai- [[Trichy]] [[National Highway 45B (India)|NH45B]]. Melur has bus transportation to [[Madurai]], [[Chennai]], [[Trichy]], [[Manamadurai]], [[Dindigul]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Karaikudi]], [[Pudukottai]], [[Ramanathapuram]], [[Thirunelveli]], [[Virudhunagar]], [[Tanjore]], [[Rajapalayam]], [[Chidambaram]], [[Nagapattinam]], [[Mayiladuthurai]], [[Pattukkottai]] and all around the neighbouring districts. [[Madurai Junction]] is the nearest railway station.

== New Rail line Proposal ==
Madurai-Melur-Tirupattur-Karaikudi New BG Line: As sanctioned by Railway Board in the year 2007–08, Survey was taken and the report has been submitted to Railway Board on 29/07/2008. Then updating survey was sanctioned in the year 2013-14 and the survey report was submitted to Railway board on 27/11/2014. Railway Board has shelved the proposal at present. Decision of Railway Board is awaited.

==Politics==
[[Melur (state assembly constituency)]] is part of [[Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
|title=List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies
|access-date=2008-10-11
|work=Tamil Nadu
|publisher=Election Commission of India
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304010951/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
|archive-date=2009-03-04
}}</ref> [[S. Venkatesan]] also known as Su. Venkatesan from [[CPI(M)]] is the [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]], after his election in the [[2019 Indian general election]].<ref name="pd0">{{cite web |url=https://peoplesdemocracy.in/2019/0602_pd/17th-lok-sabha-elections-victorious-candidates-cpim |title=17th Lok Sabha Elections: Victorious Candidates of CPI(M) |author= |date=2019-06-02 |website=People's Democracy |publisher=[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] |access-date=2019-08-31 |quote="Su Venkatesan who contested from Madurai parliamentary constituency secured 4,47,075 (44 per cent) votes defeating his nearest rival (AIADMK candidate) by a margin of 1,34,119 votes."}}</ref>

The major political parties in Melur are [[ADMK]], DMK [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]], [[Indian National Congress]], and [[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]]. Kakkan (late), who served as State Minister during Kamarajar period was born in Melur. A statue is laid in Chekkadi.

Periya pullan contested the elections and elected as MLA of Melur town in 2021.

Periya pullan works for [[AIADMK]] party. MLA office which is constructed a decade ago in Sivagangai road remains unused as on date.

AMMK Party was started by TTV Dinakaran at Melur on 15 March 2018. In July 2021, 90% of AMMK Cadres from Melur shifted base to DMK.

== Famous people ==
[[P. 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. Kakkan was born into a Tamil family on 18 June 1908 in a village called Thumbaipatti in Melur Taluk, [[Madurai district]] of [[Madras Presidency]].<ref name="kakkanbio_dalitidentity_p124">{{cite book|title=Dalit Identity in the New Millennium|last=Chandra|pages=124|first=Ramesh|ISBN=978-81-7169-765-6|year=2003|publisher=Commonwealth Publishers|author2=Sangh Mittra}}</ref> His father Poosari Kakkan was a priest in the village shrine.<ref name="kakkanbio_dalitidentity_p125">{{cite book|title=Dalit Identity in the New Millennium|last=Chandra|pages=125|first=Ramesh|ISBN=978-81-7169-765-6|year=2003|publisher=Commonwealth Publishers|author2=Sangh Mittra}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Municipalities of Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Madurai district]]