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Melacheval 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 8,435 people
Households 2,181 PCA households
Literacy rate 85.07% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 49.6% % 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 8,435 4,196 4,239 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 884 481 403 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 6,424 3,424 3,000 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 85.07% 92.17% 78.21% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 2,496 1,214 1,282 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 21 10 11 Total workersCensus workers 4,184 2,525 1,659 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 49.6% 60.18% 39.14% Main workersworked at least 6 months 3,843 2,348 1,495 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 341 177 164 Non-workerspeople 4,251 1,671 2,580
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 2,181 households and 8,435 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.48% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.17% for males and 78.21% for females. Of 4,184 workers, 91.85% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 491 30 Agricultural labourers 1,669 46 Household industry workers 549 64 Other workers 1,134 201
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 Melacheval (TP) 628 05878 8,435
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.