Melakkal Kanavai

Melakkal is a village surrounded by Nagamalai hills in the north, Vaigai river in the south.

Varushai Syed Ibraheem Shaheed Waliullah is the descendant of Sulthan Syed Ibrahim Shahhed Badusha Nayagam of Erwadi. He is the grandfather of Mursal Ibrahim Shaheed, whose dargah is located in Thachu oorani near Mayakulam, between Kilakkarai and Ervadi in the East Coast Road. Thus he is the great-grandfather of Nalla Ibrahim Waliyullah whose is the forefather of all the levvai mujavirs (huqdhars) of Erwadi dargah. The dargah of Nalla Ibrahim (who is actually named Muhammad Ibraim) is located Erwadi main dargah campus. The dargha of Syed varushai Ibrahim Shaheed Waliyullah is famous for its religious harmony since it is being thronged by people of all faiths.

• Government kallar Higher Secondary School
• Government kallar primary school
• CSI Primary school.
• lakshmi subramaniyan polytechnic college

• Horse bringing (Kuthirai Eduppu)
• Purataasi Pongal
• Maasi Festival - Thamizh month of Masi.
• Pongal Festival- 3days
• Santhana Koodu in Dargah - On the 3rd day of Islamic month of Rabi`-ul-Akhir

Agriculture is the major occupation supported by river fishing.

• A Perumal kovil
• A Melakkal village's temple Kaliamman kovil
• A kanavai Ayyanar and karuppusamy kovil
• A Kasi nathar Temple
• A Kaluvanathar Temple
• A Meenatchi sundarashwar Temple
• A Mosque
• A CSI Church

• Madurai district