Meppur Population, Caste, Working Data Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Meppur is a village situated in Poonamallee taluka of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 863 families residing in the village Meppur. The total population of Meppur is 3,493 out of which 1,771 are males and 1,722 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Meppur is 972.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Meppur village is 389 which is 11% of the total population. There are 206 male children and 183 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meppur is 888 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (972) of Meppur village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Meppur is 77.6%. Thus Meppur village has a higher literacy rate compared to 74.9% of Thiruvallur district. The male literacy rate is 84.6% and the female literacy rate is 70.57% in Meppur village.

Population
3,493
Families
863
Literacy
77.64%
Sex Ratio
972

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

Meppur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 389 206 183
Literacy 77.64% 84.6% 70.57%
Scheduled Caste 2,078 1,066 1,012
Scheduled Tribe 47 22 25
Illiterate 1,083 447 636

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 59.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.3% of total population in Meppur village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Meppur village out of total population, 1,527 were engaged in work activities. 72.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,527 workers engaged in Main Work, 17 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 126 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,103 792 311
Cultivators 17 12 5
Agriculture Labourer 126 69 57
Household Industries 42 25 17
Other Workers 918 686 232
Marginal Workers 424 252 172
Non Working 1,966 727 1,239

Map of Meppur, Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu


Nearby Villages to Meppur, Poonamallee

Below are the list of villages near Meppur village in Poonamallee.

Village Population
Sembarambakkam 5,709
Agaramel 4,609
Parvatharajapuram 789
Narasingapuram 714
Kuthambakkam 5,047
Padur 1,048
Meyyur 363
Nochimedu 398
Nemam 3,434
Vellavedu 1,868

Reference