Melendal Population, Caste, Working Data Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Melendal is a village situated in Tirukkoyilur taluka of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 642 families residing in the village Melendal. The total population of Melendal is 2,833 out of which 1,404 are males and 1,429 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Melendal is 1,018.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Melendal village is 387 which is 14% of the total population. There are 198 male children and 189 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Melendal is 955 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,018) of Melendal village.

Population
2,833
Families
642
Literacy
58.22%
Sex Ratio
1,018

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Melendal is 58.2%. Thus Melendal village has lower literacy rate compared to 63.5% of Viluppuram district. The male literacy rate is 66.25% and the female literacy rate is 50.4% in Melendal village.

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

Melendal Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 387 198 189
Literacy 58.22% 66.25% 50.4%
Scheduled Caste 862 437 425
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,409 605 804

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Melendal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Melendal village out of total population, 1,353 were engaged in work activities. 85.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,353 workers engaged in Main Work, 312 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 555 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,153 708 445
Cultivators 312 281 31
Agriculture Labourer 555 206 349
Household Industries 26 14 12
Other Workers 260 207 53
Marginal Workers 200 105 95
Non Working 1,480 591 889

Nearby Villages to Melendal,

Below are the list of villages near Melendal village in Tirukkoyilur.

Village Population
Kangaiyanur 3,075
Pallichchandal 1,500
Jambai 3,684
Athiyandal 1,371
Murukkambadi 2,554
Konganamur 1,089
Devaradiarkuppam 1,811
Sellankuppam 1,298
Chithapattinam 2,972
T. Athipakkam 3,224

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