Appukal Population, Caste, Working Data Vellore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Appukal is a village situated in Vellore taluka of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 654 families residing in the village Appukal. The total population of Appukal is 2,719 out of which 1,341 are males and 1,378 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Appukal is 1,028.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Appukal village is 295 which is 11% of the total population. There are 148 male children and 147 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Appukal is 993 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,028) of Appukal village.

Population
2,719
Families
654
Literacy
69.47%
Sex Ratio
1,028

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Appukal is 69.5%. Thus Appukal village has lower literacy rate compared to 70.5% of Vellore district. The male literacy rate is 79.63% and the female literacy rate is 59.63% in Appukal village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Appukal village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Appukal Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Appukal village.

Total Male Female
Children 295 148 147
Literacy 69.47% 79.63% 59.63%
Scheduled Caste 452 221 231
Scheduled Tribe 235 120 115
Illiterate 1,035 391 644

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.6% of total population in Appukal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Appukal village out of total population, 1,251 were engaged in work activities. 60.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,251 workers engaged in Main Work, 135 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 353 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 756 504 252
Cultivators 135 102 33
Agriculture Labourer 353 220 133
Household Industries 5 3 2
Other Workers 263 179 84
Marginal Workers 495 314 181
Non Working 1,468 523 945

Nearby Villages to Appukal,

Below are the list of villages near Appukal village in Vellore.

Village Population
Athiyur 4,408
Karadikudi 2,214
Usur 3,248
Devichettikuppam 3,337
Kattuputhur 2,874
Karunkali 1,638
Sirukalambur 1,657
Mahammadupuram 2,416
Thuttipattu 1,223
Ongapadi 2,055

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