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Meerankulam - I Population - Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu

Meerankulam - I is a medium size village located in Sathankulam Taluka of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu with total 358 families residing. The Meerankulam - I village has population of 1420 of which 697 are males while 723 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Meerankulam - I village population of children with age 0-6 is 148 which makes up 10.42 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Meerankulam - I village is 1037 which is higher than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Meerankulam - I as per census is 973, higher than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Meerankulam - I village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Meerankulam - I village was 75.94 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Meerankulam - I Male literacy stands at 83.28 % while female literacy rate was 68.92 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Meerankulam - I 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 Meerankulam - I village.

Meerankulam - I Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 358 - -
Population 1,420 697 723
Child (0-6) 148 75 73
Schedule Caste 118 58 60
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 75.94 % 83.28 % 68.92 %
Total Workers 677 430 247
Main Worker 607 - -
Marginal Worker 70 38 32

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.31 % of total population in Meerankulam - I village. The village Meerankulam - I currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Meerankulam - I village out of total population, 677 were engaged in work activities. 89.66 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.34 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 677 workers engaged in Main Work, 43 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 453 were Agricultural labourer.