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- LGD code
- 640481
- Pincode
- 625103
- Post office
- Kottampatti
- Population
- 1,769
- Households
- 397
- Literacy rate
- 63.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1067 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 868
Census 2011 · in context
How Surappatti compares
By population, Surappatti ranks #49 of 85 villages in Melur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.9%
−2.2% vs mandal average
Surappatti63.9%
Melur mandal66.1%
Madurai district74.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,067
+77 vs mandal average
Surappatti1,067
Melur mandal990
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.6 vs mandal average
Surappatti4.5
Melur mandal3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Surappatti at a glance
Surappatti is a village of 1,769 people in 397 households (Census 2011) in Melur taluk, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, the 49th-largest of 85 villages in Melur taluk. Literacy is 64%, 2 points below the taluk average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,067 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 625103, served by Kottampatti post office; the LGD village code is 640481. The village votes in Manapparai assembly constituency, represented by MLA R. Kathiravan. The population is estimated at 2,086 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Surappatti
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PONNAMPATTI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 7
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 64
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 35
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Surappatti
- Total area (ha)
- 322.3
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 20.06
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Surappatti
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Surappatti
- LGD code
- 640481
- Pincode
- 625103
- Post office
- Kottampatti
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,769
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,086
- Households
- 397
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1067
- Literacy rate
- 63.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Karur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Manapparai
- Member of Parliament
- Jothimani
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- R. Kathiravan
- Block / Mandal
- Melur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 625103
- ChokkalingapuramMelur mandal7,887 pop
- ManappachcheriMelur mandal5,441 pop
- KottampattiMelur mandal5,406 pop
- AyyapattiMelur mandal4,934 pop
- PallapattiMelur mandal3,803 pop
- PottapattiMelur mandal3,382 pop
- ChokkampattiMelur mandal2,789 pop
- TondilingapuramMelur mandal1,874 pop
- ValaichcherippattiMelur mandal1,408 pop
Other villages in Melur mandal
View all 60+ →- Navinipatti
- Kambur
- Ambalakaranpatti
- Chokkalingapuram
- Kachirayanpatti
- Uranganpatti
- Vellalur
- Karungalakudi
- Thumbaipatti
- Saruguvalayapatti
- Keelavalavu
- Thiruvadavur
- Therkutheru
- Melavalavu
- Keelaiyur
- Manappachcheri
- Kottampatti
- Kidaripatti
- Ayyapatti
- Vanjinagaram
- Pudusukkampatti
- Kesampatti
- Sekkipatti
- Thanaiyamangalam
- Narasingampatti
- Kurichipatti
- Pattur
- Pallapatti
- Budamangalam
- Pottapatti
- Kodukkampatti
- Kottagudi
- Surakkundu
- Kunnarampatti
- Kallampatti
- Attappatti
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)