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Melattur 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 8,131 people
Households 2,062 PCA households
Literacy rate 78.61% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 45.75% % 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 8,131 4,107 4,024 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 746 376 370 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 5,805 3,189 2,616 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 78.61% 85.47% 71.59% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 3,134 1,552 1,582 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 138 71 67 Total workersCensus workers 3,720 2,514 1,206 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 45.75% 61.21% 29.97% Main workersworked at least 6 months 2,601 1,904 697 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,119 610 509 Non-workerspeople 4,411 1,593 2,818
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 2,062 households and 8,131 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.17% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.47% for males and 71.59% for females. Of 3,720 workers, 69.92% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 383 130 Agricultural labourers 1,442 805 Household industry workers 12 4 Other workers 764 180
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 Melattur (TP) 620 05812 8,131
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.