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Melpennathur Population - Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu

Melpennathur is a large village located in Chengam Taluka of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu with total 792 families residing. The Melpennathur village has population of 3405 of which 1767 are males while 1638 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Melpennathur village population of children with age 0-6 is 452 which makes up 13.27 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Melpennathur village is 927 which is lower than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Melpennathur as per census is 706, lower than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Melpennathur village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Melpennathur village was 60.92 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Melpennathur Male literacy stands at 70.44 % while female literacy rate was 51.07 %.

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

Melpennathur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 792 - -
Population 3,405 1,767 1,638
Child (0-6) 452 265 187
Schedule Caste 1,287 666 621
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 60.92 % 70.44 % 51.07 %
Total Workers 1,768 1,026 742
Main Worker 1,742 - -
Marginal Worker 26 3 23

Caste Factor

In Melpennathur village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 37.80 % of total population in Melpennathur village. The village Melpennathur currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Melpennathur village out of total population, 1768 were engaged in work activities. 98.53 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.47 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1768 workers engaged in Main Work, 938 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 619 were Agricultural labourer.