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Melvisharam population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this town in Tamil Nadu, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population 44,786 people
Households 8,906 PCA households
Literacy rate 83.5% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 35.17% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 44,786 22,655 22,131 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 5,508 2,874 2,634 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 32,797 17,709 15,088 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 83.5% 89.53% 77.39% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 4,025 1,989 2,036 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 15 6 9 Total workersCensus workers 15,753 11,882 3,871 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 35.17% 52.45% 17.49% Main workersworked at least 6 months 14,293 11,003 3,290 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,460 879 581 Non-workerspeople 29,033 10,773 18,260
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 8,906 households and 44,786 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.3% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.53% for males and 77.39% for females. Of 15,753 workers, 90.73% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 50 16 Agricultural labourers 114 37 Household industry workers 3,299 235 Other workers 10,830 1,172
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Melvisharam (M) 605 05714 44,786
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.