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Melur Town Population Census 2011 - 2024

Melur is a Municipality city in district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Melur city is divided into 27 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Melur Municipality has population of 40,017 of which 20,405 are males while 19,612 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 4488 which is 11.22 % of total population of Melur (M). In Melur Municipality, Female Sex Ratio is of 961 against state average of 996. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Melur is around 907 compared to Tamil Nadu state average of 943. Literacy rate of Melur city is 89.51 % higher than state average of 80.09 %. In Melur, Male literacy is around 94.27 % while female literacy rate is 84.60 %.

Melur Municipality has total administration over 9,872 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Melur 2023 - 2024 Population

Current estimated population of Melur Municipality in 2024 is approximately 55,000. The schedule census of 2021 for Melur city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Melur city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Melur town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.

Melur Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.33 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.39 % of total population in Melur (M).

Melur Work Profile

Out of total population, 14,126 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 11,211 were males while 2,915 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity. Of total 14126 working population, 89.29 % were engaged in Main Work while 10.71 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.

Melur Population Religion Data

Religion Percentage
Hindu 78.72%
Muslim 18.80%
Christian 2.19%
Sikh 0.02%
Buddhist 0.00%
Jain 0.00%
Others 0.00%
No Religion 0.26%

Melur City Ward List

# Ward Population
1 Melur Ward No - 1 2941
2 Melur Ward No - 2 1005
3 Melur Ward No - 3 1605
4 Melur Ward No - 4 2565
5 Melur Ward No - 5 1585
6 Melur Ward No - 6 887
7 Melur Ward No - 7 1990
8 Melur Ward No - 8 2052
9 Melur Ward No - 9 1622
10 Melur Ward No - 10 1409
11 Melur Ward No - 11 1809
12 Melur Ward No - 12 1379
13 Melur Ward No - 13 750
14 Melur Ward No - 14 850
15 Melur Ward No - 15 788
16 Melur Ward No - 16 2675
17 Melur Ward No - 17 1057
18 Melur Ward No - 18 825
19 Melur Ward No - 19 674
20 Melur Ward No - 20 1794
21 Melur Ward No - 21 1582
22 Melur Ward No - 22 1292
23 Melur Ward No - 23 1538
24 Melur Ward No - 24 1987
25 Melur Ward No - 25 640
26 Melur Ward No - 26 1326
27 Melur Ward No - 27 1390

Melur City/Town Future Population 2021-2031

Melur City Population
2011 40,017
2021 52,000
2022 53,000
2023 54,000
2024 55,000
2025 56,000
2026 57,000
2027 58,000
2028 59,000
2029 60,000
2030 61,000
2031 62,000