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Melathikkan Population - Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu

Melathikkan is a medium size village located in Tiruvannamalai Taluka of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu with total 410 families residing. The Melathikkan village has population of 1767 of which 903 are males while 864 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Melathikkan village population of children with age 0-6 is 217 which makes up 12.28 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Melathikkan village is 957 which is lower than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Melathikkan as per census is 887, lower than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Melathikkan village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Melathikkan village was 66.71 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Melathikkan Male literacy stands at 74.11 % while female literacy rate was 59.06 %.

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

Melathikkan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 410 - -
Population 1,767 903 864
Child (0-6) 217 115 102
Schedule Caste 55 29 26
Schedule Tribe 572 286 286
Literacy 66.71 % 74.11 % 59.06 %
Total Workers 906 523 383
Main Worker 887 - -
Marginal Worker 19 7 12

Caste Factor

Melathikkan village of Tiruvannamalai has substantial population of Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 32.37 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 3.11 % of total population in Melathikkan village.

Work Profile

In Melathikkan village out of total population, 906 were engaged in work activities. 97.90 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.10 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 906 workers engaged in Main Work, 45 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 278 were Agricultural labourer.