Medhipalayam is a village in the Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in the Gummidipoondi taluk.[1]
Medhipalayam | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Medhipalayam Location in Tamil Nadu, India  Medhipalayam Medhipalayam (India) | |
| Coordinates: 13°29′40″N 80°07′19″E / 13.4943478°N 80.1219215°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tiruvallur |
| Taluk | Gummidipoondi taluk |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,052 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 628556 |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Medhipalayam has 283 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 60.33%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1052 | 503 | 549 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 142 | 62 | 80 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Literates | 549 | 312 | 237 |
| Workers (all) | 430 | 298 | 132 |
| Main workers (total) | 393 | 291 | 102 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 222 | 135 | 87 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 169 | 154 | 15 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 37 | 7 | 30 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 36 | 7 | 29 |
| Non-workers | 622 | 205 | 417 |
References
edit- ^ "Tamil Nadu village directory" (PDF). Government of India. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Thiruvallur population". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 11 October 2015.