Karanai (Mel), Melmalayanur
Karanai (Mel) is a village located in the Melmalaiyanur Taluk of Villupuram district of Tamilnadu. The village falls in Melmalayanur block and comes under Vadavetti Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Arani parliament constituency and Gingee assembly constituency.
As on May 2024, the current population of Karanai (Mel) is 775 out of which 394 are males and rest 381 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 967 females per 1000 males. There are around 97 teenagers in Karanai (Mel). It has literacy rate of 58% which means around 449 persons can read and write. Total 94 people belonging to scheduled caste and 14 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 187 households in Karanai (Mel), which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 429. The pincode of Karanai (Mel) is 604208 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Valathi Sub Post office
- Guduvampoondi Branch Post office
- Kallapuliyur Branch Post office
- Devandavadi Branch Post office
- Devanur Branch Post office
Schools
Karanai (Mel) has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Government Higher Secondry School Devanur
- Government Higher Secondary School Peruvalur
- Sacred Heart High School Thurinchipoondi
- Panchayat Union Middle School Valathi
- Panchayat Union Middle School Peruvalur
Hospitals
Karanai (Mel) has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.