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Melapalaiyur Population - Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu

Melapalaiyur is a medium size village located in Kodavasal Taluka of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu with total 176 families residing. The Melapalaiyur village has population of 664 of which 342 are males while 322 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Melapalaiyur village population of children with age 0-6 is 54 which makes up 8.13 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Melapalaiyur village is 942 which is lower than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Melapalaiyur as per census is 929, lower than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Melapalaiyur village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Melapalaiyur village was 72.46 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Melapalaiyur Male literacy stands at 82.17 % while female literacy rate was 62.16 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Melapalaiyur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Melapalaiyur village.

Melapalaiyur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 176 - -
Population 664 342 322
Child (0-6) 54 28 26
Schedule Caste 196 104 92
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 72.46 % 82.17 % 62.16 %
Total Workers 436 239 197
Main Worker 330 - -
Marginal Worker 106 23 83

Caste Factor

Melapalaiyur village of Thiruvarur has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.52 % of total population in Melapalaiyur village. The village Melapalaiyur currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Melapalaiyur village out of total population, 436 were engaged in work activities. 75.69 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.31 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 436 workers engaged in Main Work, 85 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 134 were Agricultural labourer.