Melur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Madurai, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Melur is a Municipality city situated in Melur taluka of Madurai district. The Melur city is divided into 27 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 9,872 families residing in the Melur city. The total population of Melur is 40,017 out of which 20,405 are males and 19,612 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Melur is 961.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Melur city is 4488 which is 11% of the total population. There are 2353 male children and 2135 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Melur is 907 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (961).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Melur is 89.5%. Thus Melur has higher literacy rate compared to 83.5% of Madurai district. The male literacy rate is 94.27% and the female literacy rate is 84.6% in Melur.

Melur Municipality has total administration over 9,872 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Melur Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Melur Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 4,488 2,353 2,135
Literacy 89.5% 83.4% 75.4%
Scheduled Caste 4,936 2,483 2,453
Scheduled Tribe 155 89 66
Illiterate 8,215 3,388 4,827

Caste-wise Population - Melur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Melur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,936 2,483 2,453
Schedule Tribe 155 89 66

Religion-wise Population - Melur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Melur is 31,503 which is 78.72% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Melur is 7,522 which is 18.8% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Melur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 31,503 (78.72%) 16,158 15,345
Muslim 7,522 (18.8%) 3,765 3,757
Christian 877 (2.19%) 434 443
Sikh 9 (0.02%) 5 4
Buddhist 1 (0%) 1 0
Jain 2 (0%) 0 2
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 103 (0.26%) 42 61

Literacy Rate - Melur

The total literacy rate of Melur was 89.51% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 31,802 literates, males were 17,017 while females were 14,785. Also the male literacy rate was 94.27% and the female literacy rate was 84.6% in Melur.

  Melur Tamil Nadu
Female 84.6% 73.44%
Male 94.27% 86.77%
Total 89.51% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Melur

The Sex Ratio of Melur is 961. Thus per every 1000 men there were 961 females in Melur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 907 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 961 ) of Melur.

Child Population - Melur

According to Census 2011, there were 4,488 children between age 0 to 6 years in Melur. Out of which 2,353 were male while 2,135 were female.

Working Population - Melur

In Melur Municipality out of total population, 14,126 were engaged in work activities. 89.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 14,126 workers engaged in Main Work, 355 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,493 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 12,613 10,264 2,349
Cultivators 355 317 38
Agriculture Labourer 1,493 1,117 376
Household Industries 295 170 125
Other Workers 10,470 8,660 1,810
Marginal Workers 1,513 947 566
Non Working 25,891 9,194 16,697

Melur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Melur is further divided into 27 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,941 74.2% 925
2 Ward No - 2 1,005 79.4% 900
3 Ward No - 3 1,605 75.1% 979
4 Ward No - 4 2,565 79.6% 835
5 Ward No - 5 1,585 75.8% 989
6 Ward No - 6 887 77.5% 971
7 Ward No - 7 1,990 82.2% 936
8 Ward No - 8 2,052 84.5% 869
9 Ward No - 9 1,622 84.3% 990
10 Ward No - 10 1,409 80.3% 976
11 Ward No - 11 1,809 79.8% 992
12 Ward No - 12 1,379 79% 1,052
13 Ward No - 13 750 88.5% 1,016
14 Ward No - 14 850 86.7% 1,083
15 Ward No - 15 788 84.3% 1,005
16 Ward No - 16 2,675 85% 884
17 Ward No - 17 1,057 81% 961
18 Ward No - 18 825 79.5% 1,099
19 Ward No - 19 674 86.9% 1,042
20 Ward No - 20 1,794 77.4% 1,004
21 Ward No - 21 1,582 68.5% 1,015
22 Ward No - 22 1,292 78.6% 1,064
23 Ward No - 23 1,538 82.2% 972
24 Ward No - 24 1,987 77.4% 983
25 Ward No - 25 640 73.4% 899
26 Ward No - 26 1,326 74.7% 1,012
27 Ward No - 27 1,390 79.1% 933

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