Aragalur Population, Caste, Working Data Salem, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Aragalur is a village situated in Attur taluka of Salem district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 966 families residing in the village Aragalur. The total population of Aragalur is 3,549 out of which 1,750 are males and 1,799 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Aragalur is 1,028.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Aragalur village is 337 which is 9% of the total population. There are 176 male children and 161 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Aragalur is 915 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,028) of Aragalur village.

Population
3,549
Families
966
Literacy
79.67%
Sex Ratio
1,028

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Aragalur is 79.7%. Thus Aragalur village has higher literacy rate compared to 65.6% of Salem district. The male literacy rate is 88.44% and the female literacy rate is 71.25% in Aragalur village.

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

Aragalur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 337 176 161
Literacy 79.67% 88.44% 71.25%
Scheduled Caste 624 321 303
Scheduled Tribe 31 18 13
Illiterate 990 358 632

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.9% of total population in Aragalur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Aragalur village out of total population, 1,757 were engaged in work activities. 43.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,757 workers engaged in Main Work, 149 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 39 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 757 523 234
Cultivators 149 92 57
Agriculture Labourer 39 21 18
Household Industries 43 23 20
Other Workers 526 387 139
Marginal Workers 1,000 483 517
Non Working 1,792 744 1,048

Nearby Villages to Aragalur,

Below are the list of villages near Aragalur village in Attur.

Village Population
Periyeri 4,603
Thiyaganur 2,324
Nathakkarai 2,113
Arathi Agraharam 1,265
Puthur 3,139
Mammudi 2,822
Narakkurchi 4,344
Kamakkapalayam 2,651
Pattuthurai 2,571
Vadakumarai 2,055

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