Melattur Population, Caste, Working Data Malappuram, Kerala - Census 2011

Melattur is a village situated in Perinthalmanna taluka of Malappuram district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,548 families residing in the village Melattur. The total population of Melattur is 27,250 out of which 12,974 are males and 14,276 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Melattur is 1,100.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Melattur village is 3552 which is 13% of the total population. There are 1847 male children and 1705 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Melattur is 923 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,100) of Melattur village.

Population
27,250
Families
5,548
Literacy
92.67%
Sex Ratio
1,100

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Melattur is 92.7%. Thus Melattur village has higher literacy rate compared to 80.5% of Malappuram district. The male literacy rate is 95.02% and the female literacy rate is 90.59% in Melattur village.

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

Melattur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,552 1,847 1,705
Literacy 92.67% 95.02% 90.59%
Scheduled Caste 3,402 1,690 1,712
Scheduled Tribe 32 15 17
Illiterate 5,289 2,401 2,888

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Melattur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Melattur village out of total population, 7,591 were engaged in work activities. 79.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,591 workers engaged in Main Work, 432 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,095 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,001 4,999 1,002
Cultivators 432 418 14
Agriculture Labourer 1,095 898 197
Household Industries 243 178 65
Other Workers 4,231 3,505 726
Marginal Workers 1,590 1,049 541
Non Working 19,659 6,926 12,733

Nearby Villages to Melattur,

Below are the list of villages near Melattur village in Perinthalmanna.

Village Population
Edappatta 22,729
Keezhattur 20,457
Nenmini 15,860
Mankada 32,748
Vadakkangara 18,702
Kuruva 38,153
Puzhakkattiri 29,886
Valambur 29,201
Angadippuram 27,250
Kariavattom 15,064

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