Melamathur
Alathur block · Perambalur district, Tamil Nadu · PIN 621708 · village code 636263
Population 2011
4,282
Census of India
Population 2020
5,376
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
+25.6%
1,094 people · 2.6% a year
Households
5,376
+390.5% vs 1,096 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
4,282
Male / female
2,125 / 2,157
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
1,015
Children aged 0–6
532
Literacy rate
57.3%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
1,262 / 0
Working population
2,313
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
82.2%
Households
1,096
Village facilities, 2020
This village spans 2 gram panchayats and was surveyed once by each. The figures below are from Melamathur panchayat's return.
Primary school
Yes
Middle school
Yes
High school
Yes
Piped tap water
100% habitations covered
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport
Bus
Electricity
>12 hrs
Bank
Yes
Primary health centre
PHC
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
Yes
Common service centre
Separately located
The village primary school
These figures sit inside a single merged column of the Mission Antyodaya file and are not published anywhere in readable form.
Students
53
Teachers
7
Students per teacher
8
Electricity
Yes
Toilets
Both
Computer lab
Yes
Playground
Yes
Drinking water
Yes
Mid-day meal
Yes
Farming
Farm households
514
Non-farm households
77
Share of households farming, 2020
87%
Net sown area
398 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
398 / 14 / 120
Main irrigation source
Other
Nearby villages
Ladapuram R.F · Malavarayanallur · Malayappatti · Mavilingai · Melapuliyur (East) · Melapuliyur (West) · Melapuliyur R.F · Mettupalayam (North)