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Melakallankulam Population - Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu

Melakallankulam is a large village located in Kariapatti Taluka of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu with total 555 families residing. The Melakallankulam village has population of 2168 of which 1089 are males while 1079 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Melakallankulam village population of children with age 0-6 is 287 which makes up 13.24 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Melakallankulam village is 991 which is lower than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Melakallankulam as per census is 993, higher than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Melakallankulam village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Melakallankulam village was 69.75 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Melakallankulam Male literacy stands at 82.12 % while female literacy rate was 57.26 %.

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

Melakallankulam Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 555 - -
Population 2,168 1,089 1,079
Child (0-6) 287 144 143
Schedule Caste 188 100 88
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 69.75 % 82.12 % 57.26 %
Total Workers 1,274 674 600
Main Worker 1,052 - -
Marginal Worker 222 30 192

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.67 % of total population in Melakallankulam village. The village Melakallankulam currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Melakallankulam village out of total population, 1274 were engaged in work activities. 82.57 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.43 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1274 workers engaged in Main Work, 334 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 479 were Agricultural labourer.