Melasirupothu
village in Tamil Nadu, India
Melasirupothu is a village in Ramanathapuram district and Mudukulathur Taluka in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is 16 km west of Mudukulathur, 8 km east of Sikkal and 15 km east of Ervadi. It is famous for its Thinnayiramoorthi temple, and one of the most popular festivals is the Kuthirai Eduppu. In this village have Panchayt Union Middle School and Government Primary Health Centre. But, recently they boycotted the 2019 lok shaba election because of their plea for clean drinking water, road facilities and school were not met with and government did not take any initiative.
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This village has two religions only Hindus and Muslims. It has Thinnayiramoorthi Temple Vinagayar Temple, NavaNeetha Krishnan Temple, Mariamman Temple, Muniyandi(Pandi) Temple, and Kuthukallu Muni. A majority of Yadava's are here. Pallivasal is placed as the main part of the village. In this Pallivasal manage one hostel like name as Matharasa Manbover Rilwan.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 20, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q15252889. Authority coordinates are 9.279, 78.579. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2019.
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