Melakuyilkudi Population, Caste, Working Data Madurai, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011
Melakuyilkudi is a village situated in Madurai South taluka of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 486 families residing in the village Melakuyilkudi. The total population of Melakuyilkudi is 1,920 out of which 995 are males and 925 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Melakuyilkudi is 930.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Melakuyilkudi village is 180 which is 9% of the total population. There are 90 male children and 90 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Melakuyilkudi is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (930) of Melakuyilkudi village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Melakuyilkudi is 77.8%. Thus Melakuyilkudi village has higher literacy rate compared to 74.8% of Madurai district. The male literacy rate is 85.08% and the female literacy rate is 69.82% in Melakuyilkudi village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Melakuyilkudi village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Melakuyilkudi Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Melakuyilkudi village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 180 | 90 | 90 |
| Literacy | 77.76% | 85.08% | 69.82% |
| Scheduled Caste | 326 | 159 | 167 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 567 | 225 | 342 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Melakuyilkudi village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Melakuyilkudi village out of total population, 936 were engaged in work activities. 78.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 936 workers engaged in Main Work, 100 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 133 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 731 | 529 | 202 |
| Cultivators | 100 | 57 | 43 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 133 | 58 | 75 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 496 | 413 | 83 |
| Marginal Workers | 205 | 51 | 154 |
| Non Working | 984 | 415 | 569 |
Nearby Villages to Melakuyilkudi,
Below are the list of villages near Melakuyilkudi village in Madurai South.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Kilakuyilkudi | 2,606 |
| Vadapalanji | 6,590 |
| Tattanur | 982 |
| Thenpalanji | 1,543 |
| Vadivelkarai | 3,085 |
| Pudukulam | 1,822 |
| sakkilipatti | 1,557 |
| Sambakudi | 674 |
| Vedarpuliankulam | 2,639 |
| Erkudi | 1,435 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Melakuyilkudi, Madurai, Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia