Megalathur Population, Caste, Working Data Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Megalathur is a village situated in Thiruvaiyaru taluka of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 283 families residing in the village Megalathur. The total population of Megalathur is 1,059 out of which 536 are males and 523 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Megalathur is 976.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Megalathur village is 119 which is 11% of the total population. There are 65 male children and 54 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Megalathur is 831 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (976) of Megalathur village.

Population
1,059
Families
283
Literacy
77.45%
Sex Ratio
976

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Megalathur is 77.4%. Thus Megalathur village has higher literacy rate compared to 74.4% of Thanjavur district. The male literacy rate is 84.5% and the female literacy rate is 70.36% in Megalathur village.

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

Megalathur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 119 65 54
Literacy 77.45% 84.5% 70.36%
Scheduled Caste 534 265 269
Scheduled Tribe 20 12 8
Illiterate 331 138 193

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 50.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.9% of total population in Megalathur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Megalathur village out of total population, 500 were engaged in work activities. 24.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 75.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 500 workers engaged in Main Work, 9 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 121 90 31
Cultivators 9 8 1
Agriculture Labourer 1 0 1
Household Industries 17 11 6
Other Workers 94 71 23
Marginal Workers 379 222 157
Non Working 559 224 335

Nearby Villages to Megalathur,

Below are the list of villages near Megalathur village in Thiruvaiyaru.

Village Population
Unjini 176
Orathur 1,512
Deekshasamudram 1,819
Nathamangalam 379
Venkatesamudram II Sethi 1,171
Arcadu 777
Varagur 2,833
Budarayanallur 1,043
Ambathumelagaram 1,722
Vinnamangalam 937

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