About Village
Melmuri village is located in Tirur Taluk of Malappuram district in Kerala.The village comes under Marakkara panchayat. Melmuri villages comes under Kottakkal assembly and Ponnani parliamentary constituency, Tirur is nearest town to Melmuri which is approximately 16 km away
Demography
The village has a total population of 22,217 of which 10,637 are male and 11580 ( as per 2011 census). The village has 4249 households. In Melmuri village population of children with age 0-6 is 3121 which makes up 14.05% of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Melmuri village is 1089 which is higher than Kerala state average of 1084. Child Sex Ratio for the Melmuri village as per 2011census is 943, lower than Kerala average of 964. Melmuri village has lower literacy rate compared to Kerala. In 2011, literacy rate of Melmuri village was 91.99% compared to 94% of Kerala. In Melmuri Male literacy stands at 94.30% while female literacy rate was 89.92%. Of the total population 777 people comes under scheduled caste and 82 people belong to scheduled tribe. There are a total of 5482 workers ( male - 4510, female - 972 ) of which 4120 are main workers ( had worked for the major part of the year )
Geography
Melmuri village has a total geographical area of 1676 hectares. Nearby villages: 1. Marakkara 2. Kottakkal 3. Ponmala 4. Kattiparuthi 5. Athavanad 6. Edayur
Socio-Economic
The people of Melmuri village is mainly engaged in farming and agricultural activities. Some people involve in retail business. The main education providing centers are: 1. G L P S Melmuri, Maruthinchira 2. G L P S Karekkad, Chithrampalli 3. A L P S Kadampuzha 4. A U P S Kadampuzha 5. A M U P S Melmuri South 6. Amina ITC Kadampuzha ( higher education ) 7. Malabar Polytechnic College ( higher education ) Kadampuzha Police Station, Kadampuzha Post Office and Veterinery Hospital are other government offices
Ecology
The ecology of melmuri village is mainly small hill area with paddy land. It has diverse flora and fauna.
Tourism
Kadampuzha Bhagavathi Temple: Kadampuzha Bhagavathi Temple is a Hindu temple and Pilgrimage center at Kadampuzha, Melmuri village in Malappuram district, Kerala, India under the control of Devaswom Board. The main deity of this temple is Goddess Parvati/ Durga in the form of huntress.