Melacheval Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Melacheval is a Town Panchayat city situated in Ambasamudram taluka of Tirunelveli district. The Melacheval city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 2,181 families residing in the Melacheval city. The total population of Melacheval is 8,435 out of which 4,196 are males and 4,239 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Melacheval is 1,010.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Melacheval city is 884 which is 10% of the total population. There are 481 male children and 403 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Melacheval is 838 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,010).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Melacheval is 85.1%. Thus Melacheval has a higher literacy rate compared to 82.5% of Tirunelveli district. The male literacy rate is 92.17% and the female literacy rate is 78.21% in Melacheval.

Population
8,435
Literacy
85.1%
Sex Ratio
1,010

Melacheval Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,181 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Melacheval Town Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Melacheval Town Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 884 481 403
Literacy 85.1% 81.6% 70.8%
Scheduled Caste 2,496 1,214 1,282
Scheduled Tribe 21 10 11
Illiterate 2,011 772 1,239

Caste-wise Population - Melacheval

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Melacheval.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,496 1,214 1,282
Schedule Tribe 21 10 11

Religion-wise Population - Melacheval

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Melacheval is 7,243 which is 85.87% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Melacheval is 570 which is 6.76% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Melacheval as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,243 (85.87%) 3,601 3,642
Muslim 570 (6.76%) 291 279
Christian 613 (7.27%) 300 313
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 8 (0.09%) 4 4

Literacy Rate - Melacheval

The total literacy rate of Melacheval was 85.07% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 6,424 literates, males were 3,424 while females were 3,000. Also the male literacy rate was 92.17% and the female literacy rate was 78.21% in Melacheval.

  Melacheval Tamil Nadu
Female 78.21% 73.44%
Male 92.17% 86.77%
Total 85.07% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Melacheval

The Sex Ratio of Melacheval is 1,010. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,010 females in Melacheval. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 838 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,010 ) of Melacheval.


Child Population - Melacheval

According to Census 2011, there were 884 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Melacheval. Out of which 481 were male while 403 were female.


Working Population - Melacheval

In Melacheval Town Panchayat out of total population, 4,184 were engaged in work activities. 91.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,184 workers engaged in Main Work, 491 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,669 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,843 2,348 1,495
Cultivators 491 404 87
Agriculture Labourer 1,669 980 689
Household Industries 549 71 478
Other Workers 1,134 893 241
Marginal Workers 341 177 164
Non Working 4,251 1,671 2,580

Melacheval Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Melacheval is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 494 70% 960
2 Ward No - 2 607 70.5% 952
3 Ward No - 3 717 88.7% 1,003
4 Ward No - 4 642 63.6% 1,064
5 Ward No - 5 1,159 74.9% 1,062
6 Ward No - 6 518 64.3% 1,000
7 Ward No - 7 388 84% 980
8 Ward No - 8 310 78.1% 975
9 Ward No - 9 426 78.6% 1,019
10 Ward No - 10 751 77.5% 1,019
11 Ward No - 11 476 90.8% 967
12 Ward No - 12 532 78.9% 956
13 Ward No - 13 860 73.8% 1,009
14 Ward No - 14 355 76.6% 1,064
15 Ward No - 15 200 80.5% 1,151

Map of Melacheval, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu


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