Melalathur Population, Caste, Working Data Vellore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Melalathur is a village situated in Gudiyatham taluka of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 785 families residing in the village Melalathur. The total population of Melalathur is 3,462 out of which 1,718 are males and 1,744 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Melalathur is 1,015.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Melalathur village is 370 which is 11% of the total population. There are 182 male children and 188 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Melalathur is 1,033 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,015) of Melalathur village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Melalathur is 84.3%. Thus Melalathur village has a higher literacy rate compared to 70.5% of Vellore district. The male literacy rate is 90.49% and the female literacy rate is 78.15% in Melalathur village.

Population
3,462
Families
785
Literacy
84.28%
Sex Ratio
1,015

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

Melalathur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 370 182 188
Literacy 84.28% 90.49% 78.15%
Scheduled Caste 1,726 847 879
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 856 328 528

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 49.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Melalathur village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Melalathur village out of total population, 1,442 were engaged in work activities. 77.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,442 workers engaged in Main Work, 40 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 86 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,118 843 275
Cultivators 40 38 2
Agriculture Labourer 86 67 19
Household Industries 29 18 11
Other Workers 963 720 243
Marginal Workers 324 143 181
Non Working 2,020 732 1,288

Map of Melalathur, Vellore, Tamil Nadu


Nearby Villages to Melalathur, Gudiyatham

Below are the list of villages near Melalathur village in Gudiyatham.

Village Population
Thalayatham 3,485
Melmuttukur 4,000
Seruvangi 3,794
Chettikuppam 4,141
Nellorepettai 4,522
Bojanapuram 2,964
Rajakuppam 1,447
Sembedu 1,801
Paravakkal 1,788
Pangarishikuppam 1,206

Reference