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

Meelathur is a village situated in Alangudi taluka of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 480 families residing in the village Meelathur. The total population of Meelathur is 1,995 out of which 987 are males and 1,008 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Meelathur is 1,021.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Meelathur village is 247 which is 12% of the total population. There are 132 male children and 115 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meelathur is 871 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,021) of Meelathur village.

Population
1,995
Families
480
Literacy
74.49%
Sex Ratio
1,021

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Meelathur is 74.5%. Thus Meelathur village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.6% of Pudukkottai district. The male literacy rate is 84.09% and the female literacy rate is 65.29% in Meelathur village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Meelathur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Meelathur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Meelathur village.

Total Male Female
Children 247 132 115
Literacy 74.49% 84.09% 65.29%
Scheduled Caste 217 108 109
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 693 268 425

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Meelathur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Meelathur village out of total population, 954 were engaged in work activities. 97.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 954 workers engaged in Main Work, 306 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 370 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 926 537 389
Cultivators 306 225 81
Agriculture Labourer 370 105 265
Household Industries 6 3 3
Other Workers 244 204 40
Marginal Workers 28 15 13
Non Working 1,041 435 606

Nearby Villages to Meelathur,

Below are the list of villages near Meelathur village in Alangudi.

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