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Melathidiyur Population - Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Melathidiyur is a large village located in Palayamkottai Taluka of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu with total 266 families residing. The Melathidiyur village has population of 3040 of which 1876 are males while 1164 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Melathidiyur village population of children with age 0-6 is 100 which makes up 3.29 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Melathidiyur village is 620 which is lower than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Melathidiyur as per census is 1381, higher than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Melathidiyur village has higher literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Melathidiyur village was 94.63 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Melathidiyur Male literacy stands at 97.06 % while female literacy rate was 90.60 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Melathidiyur 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 Melathidiyur village.

Melathidiyur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 266 - -
Population 3,040 1,876 1,164
Child (0-6) 100 42 58
Schedule Caste 221 122 99
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 94.63 % 97.06 % 90.60 %
Total Workers 538 281 257
Main Worker 387 - -
Marginal Worker 151 57 94

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.27 % of total population in Melathidiyur village. The village Melathidiyur currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Melathidiyur village out of total population, 538 were engaged in work activities. 71.93 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.07 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 538 workers engaged in Main Work, 66 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 47 were Agricultural labourer.