Cherakulam Population, Caste, Working Data Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Cherakulam is a village situated in Srivaikuntam taluka of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,285 families residing in the village Cherakulam. The total population of Cherakulam is 4,837 out of which 2,370 are males and 2,467 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Cherakulam is 1,041.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Cherakulam village is 506 which is 10% of the total population. There are 272 male children and 234 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Cherakulam is 860 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,041) of Cherakulam village.

Population
4,837
Families
1,285
Literacy
82.38%
Sex Ratio
1,041

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Cherakulam is 82.4%. Thus Cherakulam village has higher literacy rate compared to 77.1% of Thoothukkudi district. The male literacy rate is 88.51% and the female literacy rate is 76.62% in Cherakulam village.

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

Cherakulam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 506 272 234
Literacy 82.38% 88.51% 76.62%
Scheduled Caste 314 151 163
Scheduled Tribe 15 6 9
Illiterate 1,269 513 756

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Cherakulam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Cherakulam village out of total population, 2,360 were engaged in work activities. 99.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,360 workers engaged in Main Work, 670 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,169 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,343 1,366 977
Cultivators 670 501 169
Agriculture Labourer 1,169 556 613
Household Industries 191 77 114
Other Workers 313 232 81
Marginal Workers 17 8 9
Non Working 2,477 996 1,481

Nearby Villages to Cherakulam,

Below are the list of villages near Cherakulam village in Srivaikuntam.

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