Melkondai Population, Caste, Working Data Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011
Melkondai is a village situated in Viluppuram taluka of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 795 families residing in the village Melkondai. The total population of Melkondai is 3,572 out of which 1,818 are males and 1,754 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Melkondai is 965.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Melkondai village is 386 which is 11% of the total population. There are 204 male children and 182 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Melkondai is 892 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (965) of Melkondai village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Melkondai is 67%. Thus Melkondai village has higher literacy rate compared to 63.5% of Viluppuram district. The male literacy rate is 73.98% and the female literacy rate is 59.92% in Melkondai village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Melkondai village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Melkondai Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Melkondai village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 386 | 204 | 182 |
| Literacy | 67.04% | 73.98% | 59.92% |
| Scheduled Caste | 2,385 | 1,219 | 1,166 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Illiterate | 1,436 | 624 | 812 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 66.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Melkondai village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Melkondai village out of total population, 1,678 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 1,678 workers engaged in Main Work, 212 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,296 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,630 | 1,098 | 532 |
| Cultivators | 212 | 208 | 4 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1,296 | 808 | 488 |
| Household Industries | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 119 | 81 | 38 |
| Marginal Workers | 48 | 10 | 38 |
| Non Working | 1,894 | 710 | 1,184 |
Nearby Villages to Melkondai,
Below are the list of villages near Melkondai village in Viluppuram.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Kuttampundi | 1,513 |
| Asur | 6,159 |
| Salai | 1,773 |
| Vembi | 1,977 |
| Konkarambundi | 953 |
| Kanjanur | 2,195 |
| Chinnatachachur | 2,046 |
| Veliyandal | 560 |
| Narasinganur | 1,009 |
| Pundi | 1,728 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Melkondai, Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia