Mekalore Population, Caste, Working Data Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Mekalore is a village situated in Tiruvannamalai taluka of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,150 families residing in the village Mekalore. The total population of Mekalore is 4,657 out of which 2,333 are males and 2,324 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mekalore is 996.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mekalore village is 536 which is 12% of the total population. There are 268 male children and 268 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mekalore is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (996) of Mekalore village.

Population
4,657
Families
1,150
Literacy
69.67%
Sex Ratio
996

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mekalore is 69.7%. Thus Mekalore village has higher literacy rate compared to 66% of Tiruvannamalai district. The male literacy rate is 78.11% and the female literacy rate is 61.19% in Mekalore village.

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

Mekalore Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 536 268 268
Literacy 69.67% 78.11% 61.19%
Scheduled Caste 1,689 853 836
Scheduled Tribe 66 36 30
Illiterate 1,786 720 1,066

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 36.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.4% of total population in Mekalore village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mekalore village out of total population, 2,468 were engaged in work activities. 42.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 57.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,468 workers engaged in Main Work, 382 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 366 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,049 675 374
Cultivators 382 240 142
Agriculture Labourer 366 218 148
Household Industries 22 15 7
Other Workers 279 202 77
Marginal Workers 1,419 719 700
Non Working 2,189 939 1,250

Nearby Villages to Mekalore,

Below are the list of villages near Mekalore village in Tiruvannamalai.

Village Population
Kathalampattu 1,483
Vazhuthalangunnam 3,230
Keekaloor 3,630
Ganapapuram 1,775
Sevarapoondi 1,049
Kazhikulam 1,469
Erumpoondi 3,440
Udappoondi 152
Kothantavadi 3,253
Namiyandal 816

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