Melaiyur Population, Caste, Working Data Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Melaiyur is a village situated in Chengalpattu taluka of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 316 families residing in the village Melaiyur. The total population of Melaiyur is 1,283 out of which 652 are males and 631 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Melaiyur is 968.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Melaiyur village is 145 which is 11% of the total population. There are 76 male children and 69 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Melaiyur is 908 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (968) of Melaiyur village.

Population
1,283
Families
316
Literacy
75.22%
Sex Ratio
968

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Melaiyur is 75.2%. Thus Melaiyur village has lower literacy rate compared to 75.4% of Kancheepuram district. The male literacy rate is 84.2% and the female literacy rate is 66.01% in Melaiyur village.

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

Melaiyur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 145 76 69
Literacy 75.22% 84.2% 66.01%
Scheduled Caste 912 466 446
Scheduled Tribe 4 2 2
Illiterate 427 167 260

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 71.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Melaiyur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Melaiyur village out of total population, 771 were engaged in work activities. 76% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 771 workers engaged in Main Work, 46 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 255 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 586 343 243
Cultivators 46 32 14
Agriculture Labourer 255 124 131
Household Industries 29 15 14
Other Workers 256 172 84
Marginal Workers 185 83 102
Non Working 512 226 286

Nearby Villages to Melaiyur,

Below are the list of villages near Melaiyur village in Chengalpattu.

Village Population
Hanumanthapuram 1,902
Kizhur 1,305
Kondamangalam 1,324
Kattur 690
Kachadimangalam 1,363
Chettipunyam 1,543
Krishanankaranai 538
Thandalam 5,546
Venkatapuram 2,137
Kottamedu 1,233

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