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

Melur is a village situated in Kulathur taluka of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 602 families residing in the village Melur. The total population of Melur is 2,534 out of which 1,230 are males and 1,304 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Melur is 1,060.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Melur village is 324 which is 13% of the total population. There are 172 male children and 152 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Melur is 884 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,060) of Melur village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Melur is 74%. Thus Melur village has a higher literacy rate compared to 68.6% of Pudukkottai district. The male literacy rate is 83.18% and the female literacy rate is 65.62% in Melur village.

Population
2,534
Families
602
Literacy
74.03%
Sex Ratio
1,060

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 324 172 152
Literacy 74.03% 83.18% 65.62%
Scheduled Caste 512 246 266
Scheduled Tribe 1 0 1
Illiterate 898 350 548

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Melur village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Melur village out of total population, 1,110 were engaged in work activities. 99% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,110 workers engaged in Main Work, 479 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 278 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,099 677 422
Cultivators 479 340 139
Agriculture Labourer 278 98 180
Household Industries 27 11 16
Other Workers 315 228 87
Marginal Workers 11 2 9
Non Working 1,424 551 873

Map of Melur, Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu


Nearby Villages to Melur, Kulathur

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

Village Population
Irumbali 1,311
Vellanur 6,014
Sathyamangalam 4,051
Muthukkadu 3,176
Thudaiyur 1,859
Vengavayal 854
Vathanakurichi 2,310
Poongudi 1,564
Muttampatti 1,431
Thennangudi 517

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