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

Melakottiyur is a village situated in Chengalpattu taluka of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,203 families residing in the village Melakottiyur. The total population of Melakottiyur is 4,865 out of which 2,443 are males and 2,422 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Melakottiyur is 991.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Melakottiyur village is 643 which is 13% of the total population. There are 323 male children and 320 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Melakottiyur is 991 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (991) of Melakottiyur village.

Population
4,865
Families
1,203
Literacy
79.35%
Sex Ratio
991

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Melakottiyur is 79.3%. Thus Melakottiyur village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.4% of Kancheepuram district. The male literacy rate is 84.67% and the female literacy rate is 73.98% in Melakottiyur village.

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

Melakottiyur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 643 323 320
Literacy 79.35% 84.67% 73.98%
Scheduled Caste 1,503 748 755
Scheduled Tribe 43 26 17
Illiterate 1,515 648 867

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.9% of total population in Melakottiyur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Melakottiyur village out of total population, 1,774 were engaged in work activities. 71.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,774 workers engaged in Main Work, 66 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 42 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,262 1,001 261
Cultivators 66 58 8
Agriculture Labourer 42 37 5
Household Industries 45 38 7
Other Workers 1,109 868 241
Marginal Workers 512 368 144
Non Working 3,091 1,074 2,017

Nearby Villages to Melakottiyur,

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

Village Population
Keelakottiyur 768
Nallambakkam 4,123
Mambakkam 2,678
Arungal 688
Sonallur 852
Karanaipuducheri 7,467
Polacheri 747
Kayarambedu 6,086
Siruseri 1,346
Perumathunallur 2,292

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