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Melastanam Population - Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu

Melastanam is a large village located in Manamelkudi Taluka of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu with total 531 families residing. The Melastanam village has population of 2634 of which 1297 are males while 1337 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Melastanam village population of children with age 0-6 is 287 which makes up 10.90 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Melastanam village is 1031 which is higher than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Melastanam as per census is 794, lower than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Melastanam village has higher literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Melastanam village was 82.40 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Melastanam Male literacy stands at 91.73 % while female literacy rate was 73.64 %.

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

Melastanam Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 531 - -
Population 2,634 1,297 1,337
Child (0-6) 287 160 127
Schedule Caste 220 104 116
Schedule Tribe 2 1 1
Literacy 82.40 % 91.73 % 73.64 %
Total Workers 829 670 159
Main Worker 693 - -
Marginal Worker 136 60 76

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.35 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.08 % of total population in Melastanam village.

Work Profile

In Melastanam village out of total population, 829 were engaged in work activities. 83.59 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.41 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 829 workers engaged in Main Work, 99 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 33 were Agricultural labourer.