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

Melkondai is a village situated in Viluppuram taluka of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 795 families residing in the village Melkondai. The total population of Melkondai is 3,572 out of which 1,818 are males and 1,754 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Melkondai is 965.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Melkondai village is 386 which is 11% of the total population. There are 204 male children and 182 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Melkondai is 892 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (965) of Melkondai village.

Population
3,572
Families
795
Literacy
67.04%
Sex Ratio
965

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Melkondai is 67%. Thus Melkondai village has higher literacy rate compared to 63.5% of Viluppuram district. The male literacy rate is 73.98% and the female literacy rate is 59.92% in Melkondai village.

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

Melkondai Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 386 204 182
Literacy 67.04% 73.98% 59.92%
Scheduled Caste 2,385 1,219 1,166
Scheduled Tribe 13 7 6
Illiterate 1,436 624 812

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 66.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Melkondai village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Melkondai village out of total population, 1,678 were engaged in work activities. 97.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,678 workers engaged in Main Work, 212 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,296 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,630 1,098 532
Cultivators 212 208 4
Agriculture Labourer 1,296 808 488
Household Industries 3 1 2
Other Workers 119 81 38
Marginal Workers 48 10 38
Non Working 1,894 710 1,184

Nearby Villages to Melkondai,

Below are the list of villages near Melkondai village in Viluppuram.

Village Population
Kuttampundi 1,513
Asur 6,159
Salai 1,773
Vembi 1,977
Konkarambundi 953
Kanjanur 2,195
Chinnatachachur 2,046
Veliyandal 560
Narasinganur 1,009
Pundi 1,728

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