Melur Population, Caste, Working Data Thrissur, Kerala - Census 2011

Melur is a village situated in Mukundapuram taluka of Thrissur district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,660 families residing in the village Melur. The total population of Melur is 22,678 out of which 10,958 are males and 11,720 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Melur is 1,070.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Melur village is 2027 which is 9% of the total population. There are 1039 male children and 988 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Melur is 951 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,070) of Melur village.

Population
22,678
Families
5,660
Literacy
94.75%
Sex Ratio
1,070

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Melur is 94.8%. Thus Melur village has higher literacy rate compared to 85.8% of Thrissur district. The male literacy rate is 97.32% and the female literacy rate is 92.38% 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 2,027 1,039 988
Literacy 94.75% 97.32% 92.38%
Scheduled Caste 1,730 816 914
Scheduled Tribe 26 7 19
Illiterate 3,111 1,305 1,806

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Melur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Melur village out of total population, 8,883 were engaged in work activities. 83% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,883 workers engaged in Main Work, 760 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,212 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,372 5,343 2,029
Cultivators 760 574 186
Agriculture Labourer 1,212 782 430
Household Industries 98 69 29
Other Workers 5,302 3,918 1,384
Marginal Workers 1,511 796 715
Non Working 13,795 4,819 8,976

Nearby Villages to Melur,

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

Village Population
Annallur 7,070
Kizhakkummuri 14,905
Vadakkumbhagom 7,075
Alathur 12,678
Puthenchira 21,416
Kuruvilassery 8,653
Karumathra 4,041
Kakkulissery 10,448
Vallivattom 8,537
Thirumukkulam 9,468

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