Melur Population, Caste, Working Data Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Melur is a village situated in Tittakudi taluka of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 546 families residing in the village Melur. The total population of Melur is 1,916 out of which 935 are males and 981 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Melur is 1,049.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Melur village is 209 which is 11% of the total population. There are 114 male children and 95 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Melur is 833 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,049) of Melur village.

Population
1,916
Families
546
Literacy
58.47%
Sex Ratio
1,049

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Melur is 58.5%. Thus Melur village has lower literacy rate compared to 69.7% of Cuddalore district. The male literacy rate is 71.13% and the female literacy rate is 46.73% in Melur village.

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

Melur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 209 114 95
Literacy 58.47% 71.13% 46.73%
Scheduled Caste 531 272 259
Scheduled Tribe 87 44 43
Illiterate 918 351 567

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.5% of total population in Melur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Melur village out of total population, 1,168 were engaged in work activities. 39.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 60.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,168 workers engaged in Main Work, 275 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 161 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 464 412 52
Cultivators 275 250 25
Agriculture Labourer 161 140 21
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 26 20 6
Marginal Workers 704 144 560
Non Working 748 379 369

Nearby Villages to Melur,

Below are the list of villages near Melur village in Tittakudi.

Village Population
Marudhathur 1,498
Nidhinatham 1,605
Arugeri 1,218
Navalur 1,081
Keelnemili 328
Kumarai 479
Nandhimangalam 841
Pudhukulam 638
Vadakarai 965
Nedunkulam 1,629

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