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

Melastanam is a village situated in Manamelkudi taluka of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 531 families residing in the village Melastanam. The total population of Melastanam is 2,634 out of which 1,297 are males and 1,337 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Melastanam is 1,031.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Melastanam village is 287 which is 11% of the total population. There are 160 male children and 127 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Melastanam is 794 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,031) of Melastanam village.

Population
2,634
Families
531
Literacy
82.4%
Sex Ratio
1,031

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Melastanam is 82.4%. Thus Melastanam village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.6% of Pudukkottai district. The male literacy rate is 91.73% and the female literacy rate is 73.64% in Melastanam village.

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

Melastanam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 287 160 127
Literacy 82.4% 91.73% 73.64%
Scheduled Caste 220 104 116
Scheduled Tribe 2 1 1
Illiterate 700 254 446

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Melastanam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Melastanam village out of total population, 829 were engaged in work activities. 83.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 829 workers engaged in Main Work, 99 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 33 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 693 610 83
Cultivators 99 93 6
Agriculture Labourer 33 19 14
Household Industries 17 13 4
Other Workers 544 485 59
Marginal Workers 136 60 76
Non Working 1,805 627 1,178

Nearby Villages to Melastanam,

Below are the list of villages near Melastanam village in Manamelkudi.

Village Population
Idaiyattimangalam 1,786
Kandanivayal 148
Panavayal 1,032
Mumpalai 5,114
Chellappakottai 760
Kallakkurichi 238
Karamangalam 1,661
Tandalai 1,224
Neikuppai 249
Vellur 1,071

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