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Melagaram 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 14,535 people
Households 4,018 PCA households
Literacy rate 88.6% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 39.24% % 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 14,535 7,183 7,352 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,255 654 601 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 11,766 6,106 5,660 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 88.6% 93.52% 83.84% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 3,320 1,641 1,679 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 86 45 41 Total workersCensus workers 5,704 4,056 1,648 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 39.24% 56.47% 22.42% Main workersworked at least 6 months 4,261 3,156 1,105 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,443 900 543 Non-workerspeople 8,831 3,127 5,704
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 4,018 households and 14,535 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 8.63% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.52% for males and 83.84% for females. Of 5,704 workers, 74.7% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 82 10 Agricultural labourers 346 452 Household industry workers 198 168 Other workers 3,635 813
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 Melagaram (TP) 628 05873 14,535
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.