Veppathur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Veppathur is a Town Panchayat city situated in Thiruvidaimarudur taluka of Thanjavur district. The Veppathur city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,950 families residing in the Veppathur city. The total population of Veppathur is 7,949 out of which 3,990 are males and 3,959 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Veppathur is 992.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Veppathur city is 757 which is 10% of the total population. There are 389 male children and 368 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Veppathur is 946 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (992).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Veppathur is 83.9%. Thus Veppathur has higher literacy rate compared to 82.6% of Thanjavur district. The male literacy rate is 90.39% and the female literacy rate is 77.36% in Veppathur.

Veppathur Town Panchayat has total administration over 1,950 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Veppathur Town Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Veppathur Town Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 757 389 368
Literacy 83.9% 81.6% 70.2%
Scheduled Caste 2,581 1,304 1,277
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,916 735 1,181

Caste-wise Population - Veppathur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Veppathur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,581 1,304 1,277
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Veppathur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Veppathur is 6,940 which is 87.31% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Veppathur is 17 which is 0.21% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Veppathur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,940 (87.31%) 3,477 3,463
Muslim 17 (0.21%) 9 8
Christian 991 (12.47%) 503 488
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 0 (0%) 0 0

Literacy Rate - Veppathur

The total literacy rate of Veppathur was 83.88% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 6,033 literates, males were 3,255 while females were 2,778. Also the male literacy rate was 90.39% and the female literacy rate was 77.36% in Veppathur.

  Veppathur Tamil Nadu
Female 77.36% 73.44%
Male 90.39% 86.77%
Total 83.88% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Veppathur

The Sex Ratio of Veppathur is 992. Thus per every 1000 men there were 992 females in Veppathur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 946 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 992 ) of Veppathur.

Child Population - Veppathur

According to Census 2011, there were 757 children between age 0 to 6 years in Veppathur. Out of which 389 were male while 368 were female.

Working Population - Veppathur

In Veppathur Town Panchayat out of total population, 3,413 were engaged in work activities. 87.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,413 workers engaged in Main Work, 357 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,915 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,983 2,292 691
Cultivators 357 320 37
Agriculture Labourer 1,915 1,368 547
Household Industries 32 23 9
Other Workers 679 581 98
Marginal Workers 430 241 189
Non Working 4,536 1,457 3,079

Veppathur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Veppathur is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 489 68.3% 1,004
2 Ward No - 2 641 83.9% 1,088
3 Ward No - 3 620 57.9% 987
4 Ward No - 4 452 73.9% 948
5 Ward No - 5 648 76.7% 994
6 Ward No - 6 343 84.8% 938
7 Ward No - 7 516 86% 947
8 Ward No - 8 501 77.4% 1,053
9 Ward No - 9 659 76.8% 944
10 Ward No - 10 474 74.9% 1,026
11 Ward No - 11 636 73.6% 969
12 Ward No - 12 351 85.2% 908
13 Ward No - 13 519 83.2% 1,004
14 Ward No - 14 708 70.8% 1,058
15 Ward No - 15 392 73.2% 950

Reference