Mecheri is a

panchayat town A nagar panchayat () or town panchayat or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,00 ...

Mettur taluk Mettur taluk is a taluk of Salem district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth lar ...

Salem district Salem District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The district is now divided into Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Namakkal as individual districts. Salem is the district headquarters and other major towns in the dis ...

in the Indian state of

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. It is one of the 31 panchayat towns in the district. Spread across an area of , it had a population of 25,674 individuals as per the 2011 census.

Geography and administration

Mecheri is located in

in the Indian state of

. Spread across an area of , it is one of the of the 31

s in the district. The town panchayat is divided into 18 wards. It is headed by a chairperson, who is elected by the members, who are chosen through direct elections. The town forms part of the

Mettur Assembly constituency Mettur is a state legislative assembly constituency in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 85. It comprises a portion of Mettur taluk and is a part of the wider Dharmapuri Lok Sabha const ...

that elects its member to the

Tamil Nadu legislative assembly The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It has a strength of 234 members, all of whom are democratically elected using the first-past-the-post system. The presiding office ...

and the Dharmapuri Lok Sabha constituency that elects its member to the

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Demographics

As per the 2011 census, Mecheri had a population of 25,674 individuals across 6,330 households. The population saw a marginal increase compared to the previous census in

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when 20,455 inhabitants were registered. The population consisted of 13,495 males and 12,181 females. About 2,716 individuals were below the age of six years. About 4.6% of the population belonged to scheduled castes. The entire population is classified as urban. The town has an average literacy rate of 72.7%.

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was the majority religion which was followed by 99.3% of the population, with

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion, which states that Jesus in Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God (Christianity), Son of God and Resurrection of Jesus, rose from the dead after his Crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion, whose ...

(0.2%) and

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(0.3%) being minor religions. About 41.2% of the eligible population were employed, of which majority were involved in

agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

and allied activities. Mecheri is known for its

sheep farming Sheep farming or sheep husbandry is the raising and breeding of domestic sheep. It is a branch of animal husbandry. Sheep are raised principally for their meat (lamb and mutton), milk (sheep's milk), and fiber (wool). They also yield sheepskin ...

. The Mecheri Sheep Research Station was established in 1978.

References

{{Reflist Cities and towns in Salem district