Mecheri Population, Caste, Working Data Vellore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Mecheri is a village situated in Arcot taluka of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 611 families residing in the village Mecheri. The total population of Mecheri is 2,448 out of which 1,220 are males and 1,228 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mecheri is 1,007.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mecheri village is 289 which is 12% of the total population. There are 156 male children and 133 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mecheri is 853 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,007) of Mecheri village.

Population
2,448
Families
611
Literacy
76.75%
Sex Ratio
1,007

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mecheri is 76.7%. Thus Mecheri village has higher literacy rate compared to 70.5% of Vellore district. The male literacy rate is 87.78% and the female literacy rate is 66.03% in Mecheri village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Mecheri village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Mecheri Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Mecheri village.

Total Male Female
Children 289 156 133
Literacy 76.75% 87.78% 66.03%
Scheduled Caste 330 167 163
Scheduled Tribe 19 7 12
Illiterate 791 286 505

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Mecheri village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mecheri village out of total population, 1,366 were engaged in work activities. 72.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,366 workers engaged in Main Work, 285 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 426 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 992 695 297
Cultivators 285 194 91
Agriculture Labourer 426 259 167
Household Industries 16 12 4
Other Workers 265 230 35
Marginal Workers 374 61 313
Non Working 1,082 464 618

Nearby Villages to Mecheri,

Below are the list of villages near Mecheri village in Arcot.

Village Population
Mulluvadi 2,205
Sennaleri 778
Kirambadi 634
Nagaleri 1,034
Velur 1,855
Karrikkanthangal 723
Karivedu 762
Kilanthangal 705
Athithangal 984
Sembedu 552

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