Melur Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Madurai district, Tamil Nadu

Melur Taluka of Madurai district has a total population of 291,398 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 146,711 are males while 144,687 are females. In 2011 there were a total 74,851 families residing in Melur Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Melur Taluka is 986.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 16.6% people live in Urban areas while 83.4% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 86.5% while that in rural areas is 74.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Melur Taluka is 967 while that of Rural areas is 990.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Melur Taluka is 33248 which is 11% of the total population. There are 17629 male children and 15619 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Melur Taluka is 886 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 986 ) of Melur Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Melur Taluka is 76.57%. The male literacy rate is 75.69% and the female literacy rate is 59.87% in Melur Taluka.

To facilitate the administration, Melur Taluka is further divided into 2 towns and 85 villages.

Melur Taluka Data

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

Caste-wise Population - Melur Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Melur Taluka of Tamil Nadu.

Religion-wise Population - Melur Taluka

Literacy Rate - Melur Taluka

Average literacy rate of Melur Taluka in 2011 were 76.57% in which, male and female literacy were 86.03% and 67.12% respectively. Total literate in Melur Taluka were 197,676 of which male and female were 111,049 and 86,627 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Melur Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Melur Taluka is 986 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 986 females in Melur Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 886 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 986 ) of Melur Taluka.

Child Population - Melur Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 33,248 children between age 0 to 6 years in Melur Taluka. Out of which 17,629 were male while 15,619 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Melur Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are a total 11,853 families under Melur Taluka living in urban areas while 11,853 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 16.6% of total population of Melur Taluka lives in Urban areas while 83.4% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 5,490 while that in rural regions is 27,758.

Working Population - Melur Taluka

In Melur Taluka out of total population, 141,086 were engaged in work activities. 82.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 141,086 workers engaged in Main Work, 22,751 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 56,192 were Agricultural labourers.

Nearby Talukas from Melur Taluka

Below is the list of Talukas near Melur Taluka in Madurai district.

Melur Taluka Map

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Melur, Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia