Athur Population, Caste, Working Data Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Athur is a village situated in Ulundurpettai taluka of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,072 families residing in the village Athur. The total population of Athur is 4,981 out of which 2,510 are males and 2,471 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Athur is 984.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Athur village is 656 which is 13% of the total population. There are 330 male children and 326 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Athur is 988 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (984) of Athur village.

Population
4,981
Families
1,072
Literacy
68.37%
Sex Ratio
984

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Athur is 68.4%. Thus Athur village has higher literacy rate compared to 63.5% of Viluppuram district. The male literacy rate is 81.15% and the female literacy rate is 55.38% in Athur village.

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

Athur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 656 330 326
Literacy 68.37% 81.15% 55.38%
Scheduled Caste 499 249 250
Scheduled Tribe 5 2 3
Illiterate 2,024 741 1,283

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Athur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Athur village out of total population, 2,712 were engaged in work activities. 91.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,712 workers engaged in Main Work, 871 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,253 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,490 1,413 1,077
Cultivators 871 626 245
Agriculture Labourer 1,253 487 766
Household Industries 34 22 12
Other Workers 332 278 54
Marginal Workers 222 163 59
Non Working 2,269 934 1,335

Nearby Villages to Athur,

Below are the list of villages near Athur village in Ulundurpettai.

Village Population
Nannaram 2,245
Perumbakkam 3,638
Adanur 4,400
Parikkal 1,823
Edalavadi 686
Edaiyalam 921
Thenkunam 1,213
Avalam 1,238
Koovadu 2,177
Irundai 2,885

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