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

Melaiyur is a village situated in Sirkali taluka of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,477 families residing in the village Melaiyur. The total population of Melaiyur is 5,883 out of which 2,963 are males and 2,920 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Melaiyur is 985.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Melaiyur village is 531 which is 9% of the total population. There are 294 male children and 237 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Melaiyur is 806 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (985) of Melaiyur village.

Population
5,883
Families
1,477
Literacy
84.06%
Sex Ratio
985

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Melaiyur is 84.1%. Thus Melaiyur village has higher literacy rate compared to 75% of Nagapattinam district. The male literacy rate is 90.6% and the female literacy rate is 77.56% 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 531 294 237
Literacy 84.06% 90.6% 77.56%
Scheduled Caste 1,559 786 773
Scheduled Tribe 20 10 10
Illiterate 1,384 545 839

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.5% 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, 2,405 were engaged in work activities. 66.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,405 workers engaged in Main Work, 170 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 589 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,606 1,195 411
Cultivators 170 146 24
Agriculture Labourer 589 389 200
Household Industries 41 26 15
Other Workers 806 634 172
Marginal Workers 799 529 270
Non Working 3,478 1,239 2,239

Nearby Villages to Melaiyur,

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

Village Population
Manigramam 3,248
Vanagiri 6,853
Keelaiyur 8,870
Thiruvengadu 8,252
Radhanallur 5,232
Nangur 4,482
Sembathaniruppu 3,679
Kathiruppu 2,413
Pagasalai 2,086
Kondathur 360

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