Melathiruppanthuruthi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Melathiruppanthuruthi is a Town Panchayat city situated in Thiruvaiyaru taluka of Thanjavur district. The Melathiruppanthuruthi city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,240 families residing in the Melathiruppanthuruthi city. The total population of Melathiruppanthuruthi is 9,074 out of which 4,304 are males and 4,770 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Melathiruppanthuruthi is 1,108.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Melathiruppanthuruthi city is 974 which is 11% of the total population. There are 463 male children and 511 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Melathiruppanthuruthi is 1,104 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,108).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Melathiruppanthuruthi is 86.5%. Thus Melathiruppanthuruthi has higher literacy rate compared to 82.6% of Thanjavur district. The male literacy rate is 90.84% and the female literacy rate is 82.55% in Melathiruppanthuruthi.

Melathiruppanthuruthi Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,240 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Melathiruppanthuruthi Town Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Melathiruppanthuruthi Town Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 974 463 511
Literacy 86.5% 81.1% 73.7%
Scheduled Caste 1,805 863 942
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,069 815 1,254

Caste-wise Population - Melathiruppanthuruthi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Melathiruppanthuruthi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,805 863 942
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Melathiruppanthuruthi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Melathiruppanthuruthi is 3,714 which is 40.93% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Melathiruppanthuruthi is 3,761 which is 41.45% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Melathiruppanthuruthi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,714 (40.93%) 1,805 1,909
Muslim 3,761 (41.45%) 1,727 2,034
Christian 1,589 (17.51%) 767 822
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 9 (0.1%) 5 4

Literacy Rate - Melathiruppanthuruthi

The total literacy rate of Melathiruppanthuruthi was 86.48% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 7,005 literates, males were 3,489 while females were 3,516. Also the male literacy rate was 90.84% and the female literacy rate was 82.55% in Melathiruppanthuruthi.

  Melathiruppanthuruthi Tamil Nadu
Female 82.55% 73.44%
Male 90.84% 86.77%
Total 86.48% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Melathiruppanthuruthi

The Sex Ratio of Melathiruppanthuruthi is 1,108. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,108 females in Melathiruppanthuruthi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,104 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,108 ) of Melathiruppanthuruthi.

Child Population - Melathiruppanthuruthi

According to Census 2011, there were 974 children between age 0 to 6 years in Melathiruppanthuruthi. Out of which 463 were male while 511 were female.

Working Population - Melathiruppanthuruthi

In Melathiruppanthuruthi Town Panchayat out of total population, 3,315 were engaged in work activities. 87.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,315 workers engaged in Main Work, 271 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,771 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,914 2,257 657
Cultivators 271 259 12
Agriculture Labourer 1,771 1,253 518
Household Industries 97 60 37
Other Workers 775 685 90
Marginal Workers 401 175 226
Non Working 5,759 1,872 3,887

Melathiruppanthuruthi Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Melathiruppanthuruthi is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 729 79.3% 986
2 Ward No - 2 362 68.8% 1,155
3 Ward No - 3 456 71.1% 1,000
4 Ward No - 4 746 80% 1,066
5 Ward No - 5 863 79.4% 1,115
6 Ward No - 6 838 79.5% 1,059
7 Ward No - 7 523 72.5% 1,324
8 Ward No - 8 596 80.7% 1,077
9 Ward No - 9 486 87.7% 1,209
10 Ward No - 10 693 72% 1,062
11 Ward No - 11 663 79% 962
12 Ward No - 12 410 83.4% 1,216
13 Ward No - 13 744 78.5% 1,362
14 Ward No - 14 378 75.7% 1,032
15 Ward No - 15 587 65.6% 1,150

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