Melakuyilkudi Population, Caste, Working Data Madurai, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Melakuyilkudi is a village situated in Madurai South taluka of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 486 families residing in the village Melakuyilkudi. The total population of Melakuyilkudi is 1,920 out of which 995 are males and 925 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Melakuyilkudi is 930.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Melakuyilkudi village is 180 which is 9% of the total population. There are 90 male children and 90 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Melakuyilkudi is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (930) of Melakuyilkudi village.

Population
1,920
Families
486
Literacy
77.76%
Sex Ratio
930

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Melakuyilkudi is 77.8%. Thus Melakuyilkudi village has higher literacy rate compared to 74.8% of Madurai district. The male literacy rate is 85.08% and the female literacy rate is 69.82% in Melakuyilkudi village.

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

Melakuyilkudi Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 180 90 90
Literacy 77.76% 85.08% 69.82%
Scheduled Caste 326 159 167
Scheduled Tribe 3 3 0
Illiterate 567 225 342

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Melakuyilkudi village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Melakuyilkudi village out of total population, 936 were engaged in work activities. 78.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 936 workers engaged in Main Work, 100 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 133 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 731 529 202
Cultivators 100 57 43
Agriculture Labourer 133 58 75
Household Industries 2 1 1
Other Workers 496 413 83
Marginal Workers 205 51 154
Non Working 984 415 569

Nearby Villages to Melakuyilkudi,

Below are the list of villages near Melakuyilkudi village in Madurai South.

Village Population
Kilakuyilkudi 2,606
Vadapalanji 6,590
Tattanur 982
Thenpalanji 1,543
Vadivelkarai 3,085
Pudukulam 1,822
sakkilipatti 1,557
Sambakudi 674
Vedarpuliankulam 2,639
Erkudi 1,435

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