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Melathikkan

Coordinates: 12°12′N 79°07′E / 12.20°N 79.11°E / 12.20; 79.11
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Melathikkan
Melathikkan is located in Tamil Nadu
Melathikkan
Melathikkan
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 12°12′N 79°07′E / 12.20°N 79.11°E / 12.20; 79.11
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTiruvannamalai
Government
 • Chairmanthangalatchumi paniyarasan (dmk)
Area
 • Total16.3 km2 (6.3 sq mi)
Elevation
171 m (561 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total5,190
 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
606 608
Telephone code91-4175
Vehicle registrationTN 25
Lok Sabha constituencythiruvannamlai
Vidhan Sabha constituencythiruvannamalai city
Climatemoderate (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature41 °C (106 °F)
Avg. winter temperature18 °C (64 °F)

Melathikkan is a township in Tiruvannamalai Taluk in Tiruvannamalai District in Tamil Nadu State. Melathikkan is 2.6 km far from its Taluk Main Town Tiruvannamalai. Melathikkan is located 2.9 km distance from its District Main City Tiruvannamalai. It is located 158 km distance from its State Main City Chennai.

Nearby towns and panchayats with distance are Tiruvannamalai (2.9 km), Thenmathur (3.3 km), So.Kilnachipattu (3.4 km), Chinnakangiyanur (3.8 km), Nallavanpalayam (4.3 km). Towns nearby Tiruvannamalai (2.6 km), Thandrampet (15.3 km), Thurinjapuram (19.9 km), Keelpennathur (21.8 km).

Demographics

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Melathikkan having population of over 5000 providing sub urban to Tiruvannamalai urbanity. It comes under Tiruvannamalai urban agglomerations on tirukovilur road (chitoor- Cudllore road) NH 234A. there is one railway station for Melathikkan as "MELATHIKKAN - SARON " at tirukovilur railway route.

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