Skip to main content Skip to docs navigation

Melur Population - Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu

Melur is a large village located in Udayarpalayam Taluka of Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu with total 620 families residing. The Melur village has population of 2247 of which 1146 are males while 1101 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Melur village population of children with age 0-6 is 238 which makes up 10.59 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Melur village is 961 which is lower than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Melur as per census is 725, lower than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Melur village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Melur village was 65.51 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Melur Male literacy stands at 75.40 % while female literacy rate was 55.54 %.

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

Melur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 620 - -
Population 2,247 1,146 1,101
Child (0-6) 238 138 100
Schedule Caste 149 76 73
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 65.51 % 75.40 % 55.54 %
Total Workers 1,333 674 659
Main Worker 781 - -
Marginal Worker 552 225 327

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.63 % of total population in Melur village. The village Melur currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Melur village out of total population, 1333 were engaged in work activities. 58.59 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.41 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1333 workers engaged in Main Work, 457 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 233 were Agricultural labourer.