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

Melpettai is a village situated in Tindivanam taluka of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 205 families residing in the village Melpettai. The total population of Melpettai is 827 out of which 400 are males and 427 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Melpettai is 1,068.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Melpettai village is 79 which is 10% of the total population. There are 44 male children and 35 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Melpettai is 795 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,068) of Melpettai village.

Population
827
Families
205
Literacy
86.5%
Sex Ratio
1,068

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Melpettai is 86.5%. Thus Melpettai village has higher literacy rate compared to 63.5% of Viluppuram district. The male literacy rate is 93.26% and the female literacy rate is 80.36% in Melpettai village.

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

Melpettai Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 79 44 35
Literacy 86.5% 93.26% 80.36%
Scheduled Caste 541 267 274
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 180 68 112

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 65.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Melpettai village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Melpettai village out of total population, 430 were engaged in work activities. 94.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 430 workers engaged in Main Work, 12 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 291 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 407 218 189
Cultivators 12 11 1
Agriculture Labourer 291 134 157
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 103 72 31
Marginal Workers 23 12 11
Non Working 397 170 227

Nearby Villages to Melpettai,

Below are the list of villages near Melpettai village in Tindivanam.

Village Population
Panchalam 1,072
Vittalapuram 1,985
Salavadi 2,467
Kilgudalur 879
Pattanam 2,896
Ichcheri 780
Ural 2,578
Nolambur 3,523
Karuvapakkam 1,059
Mangalam 768

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