Melappanaiyur Population, Caste, Working Data Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Melappanaiyur is a village situated in Thirumayam taluka of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,216 families residing in the village Melappanaiyur. The total population of Melappanaiyur is 4,885 out of which 2,466 are males and 2,419 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Melappanaiyur is 981.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Melappanaiyur village is 505 which is 10% of the total population. There are 270 male children and 235 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Melappanaiyur is 870 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (981) of Melappanaiyur village.

Population
4,885
Families
1,216
Literacy
75.11%
Sex Ratio
981

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Melappanaiyur is 75.1%. Thus Melappanaiyur village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.6% of Pudukkottai district. The male literacy rate is 85.29% and the female literacy rate is 64.88% in Melappanaiyur village.

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

Melappanaiyur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 505 270 235
Literacy 75.11% 85.29% 64.88%
Scheduled Caste 1,284 653 631
Scheduled Tribe 3 2 1
Illiterate 1,595 593 1,002

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Melappanaiyur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Melappanaiyur village out of total population, 2,547 were engaged in work activities. 91.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,547 workers engaged in Main Work, 666 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,054 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,329 1,428 901
Cultivators 666 386 280
Agriculture Labourer 1,054 538 516
Household Industries 42 33 9
Other Workers 567 471 96
Marginal Workers 218 106 112
Non Working 2,338 932 1,406

Nearby Villages to Melappanaiyur,

Below are the list of villages near Melappanaiyur village in Thirumayam.

Village Population
Kulamangalam 2,305
Kulipirai 3,323
Kottur 4,269
Athur 791
Pilakudipatti 383
Virachilai I Bit 7,006
Kadambavayal 58
Lembalakudi 4,539
Arasandampatti 466
Thekkattur 7,632

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