Melaseithalai is a village in

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. The village comes under Vilathikulam (state assembly constituency) and Thoothukudi (Lok Sabha constituency).

Geography and location

Melaseithalai is located 25 km away from the district headquarters on the National Highway 45B. The village comes under the administrative control of Jegaveerapandiyapuram panchayat,

Thoothukudi district The Thoothukkudi District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India. On 20 October 1986, an M. G. Ramachandran-led government bifurcated the Tirunelveli district to form the district. It is shared by its boundaries w ...

Basic amenities

The village has a branch office (B.O.) of

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. The village also has a Sub-Primary Health Centre functioning under Eppodum vendran Primary Health Centre (PHC)

Education

# TDTA

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- also situated in the village with the total student strength of 54.

Religious Temples/Church

# Sri Pathrakali Amman Temple is located in the northern side of the village constructed in the year 1941. Temple festival is celebrated in the month of July every year. # Ayyanar & Vinayagar temple is located in west and south side of the village, respectively. Temple festival is celebrated in the month of August, every year (Last Friday of Tamil month AADI). #

Church of South India The Church of South India (CSI) is a united Protestant Church in India. It is the result of union of a number of Protestant denominations in South India that occurred after the independence of India. With a membership of over 4.5 million, it ...

- St. Mary Church is also located in the village which is managed by Melaseithalai Pastorate of Thoothukudi - Nazareth Diocese.{{cite web, url=http://www.csitnd.org.in/index.php, title=Thootukudi Nazareth CSI Diocese, website=www.csitnd.org.in

References

Villages in Thoothukudi district Thoothukudi