▁is ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁" M alla i ▁City ", ▁" M alla i ▁Ma an ag aram ", ▁M allas am ud ram ▁is ▁about ▁ 2 5   km ▁from ▁S alem ▁on ▁the ▁S alem ▁- ▁Tir uch eng ode ▁Road , ▁via ▁Att ay amp atti . ▁It ▁has ▁an ▁average ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ 2 2 4   met res ▁( 7 3 4   fe et ). ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁India ▁census , ▁M allas am ud ram ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 7 , 1 2 5 . ▁M ales ▁const itute ▁ 5 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁and ▁females ▁ 4 9 %. ▁M allas am ud ram ▁has ▁an ▁average ▁liter acy ▁rate ▁of ▁ 6 2 %, ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁national ▁average ▁of ▁ 5 9 . 5 % : ▁male ▁liter acy ▁is ▁ 7 0 %, ▁and ▁female ▁liter acy ▁is ▁ 5 3 %. ▁In ▁M allas am ud ram , ▁ 1 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁is ▁under ▁ 6 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁The ▁major ▁occupation ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁is ▁text ile ▁Hand ▁lo om ▁we aving ▁and ▁agricult ure ▁& ▁hotel ▁. ▁ ▁Tem ples ▁Mal la i ▁Per i ya ▁Mar ri y aman ▁Temple , ▁ ▁Ch in na ▁Mar ri y am man ▁Temple , ▁ ▁Sri ▁Sol ish war an ▁Temple , ▁Sri ▁Ang al am man ▁Temple ( N am per uman ▁Ko ott