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

Melur is a village situated in Katpadi taluka of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 104 families residing in the village Melur. The total population of Melur is 436 out of which 212 are males and 224 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Melur is 1,057.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Melur village is 36 which is 8% of the total population. There are 20 male children and 16 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Melur is 800 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,057) of Melur village.

Population
436
Families
104
Literacy
71.25%
Sex Ratio
1,057

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Melur is 71.2%. Thus Melur village has higher literacy rate compared to 70.5% of Vellore district. The male literacy rate is 80.73% and the female literacy rate is 62.5% 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 36 20 16
Literacy 71.25% 80.73% 62.5%
Scheduled Caste 20 11 9
Scheduled Tribe 5 3 2
Illiterate 151 57 94

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.1% of total population in Melur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Melur village out of total population, 222 were engaged in work activities. 53.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 222 workers engaged in Main Work, 29 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 16 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 118 101 17
Cultivators 29 29 0
Agriculture Labourer 16 14 2
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 71 56 15
Marginal Workers 104 45 59
Non Working 214 66 148

Nearby Villages to Melur,

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

Village Population
Pillanthipattu 2,111
Kilur 1,911
Melvilachur 855
Mudinampattu 1,823
Thuthithangal 471
Kilvilachur 1,254
Veppanganeri 2,743
Vaduganthangal 3,644
Kavanur 5,091
Vikramachi 1,115

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