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

Melakattur is a village situated in Thiruvidaimarudur taluka of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 543 families residing in the village Melakattur. The total population of Melakattur is 2,150 out of which 1,049 are males and 1,101 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Melakattur is 1,050.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Melakattur village is 262 which is 12% of the total population. There are 115 male children and 147 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Melakattur is 1,278 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,050) of Melakattur village.

Population
2,150
Families
543
Literacy
71.35%
Sex Ratio
1,050

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Melakattur is 71.3%. Thus Melakattur village has lower literacy rate compared to 74.4% of Thanjavur district. The male literacy rate is 78.37% and the female literacy rate is 64.47% in Melakattur village.

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

Melakattur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 262 115 147
Literacy 71.35% 78.37% 64.47%
Scheduled Caste 1,217 609 608
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 803 317 486

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 56.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Melakattur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Melakattur village out of total population, 838 were engaged in work activities. 63.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 838 workers engaged in Main Work, 173 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 252 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 535 432 103
Cultivators 173 167 6
Agriculture Labourer 252 175 77
Household Industries 13 11 2
Other Workers 97 79 18
Marginal Workers 303 157 146
Non Working 1,312 460 852

Nearby Villages to Melakattur,

Below are the list of villages near Melakattur village in Thiruvidaimarudur.

Village Population
Kurichi 2,269
Koilramapuram 2,059
Chidambaranathapuram 2,868
Athipakkam 2,558
Ukkarai 2,960
Kavanur 1,665
Vinayagantheru 3,551
Kilamandur 2,983
Mullangudi 3,269
Karuppur 2,295

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