Edakkudi Population, Caste, Working Data Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Edakkudi is a village situated in Tharangambadi taluka of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 282 families residing in the village Edakkudi. The total population of Edakkudi is 1,078 out of which 537 are males and 541 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Edakkudi is 1,007.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Edakkudi village is 108 which is 10% of the total population. There are 47 male children and 61 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Edakkudi is 1,298 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,007) of Edakkudi village.

Population
1,078
Families
282
Literacy
85.26%
Sex Ratio
1,007

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Edakkudi is 85.3%. Thus Edakkudi village has higher literacy rate compared to 75% of Nagapattinam district. The male literacy rate is 93.47% and the female literacy rate is 76.88% in Edakkudi village.

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

Edakkudi Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 108 47 61
Literacy 85.26% 93.47% 76.88%
Scheduled Caste 637 330 307
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 251 79 172

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 59.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Edakkudi village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Edakkudi village out of total population, 469 were engaged in work activities. 97.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 469 workers engaged in Main Work, 16 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 358 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 458 303 155
Cultivators 16 16 0
Agriculture Labourer 358 215 143
Other Workers 84 72 12
Marginal Workers 11 6 5
Non Working 609 228 381

Nearby Villages to Edakkudi,

Below are the list of villages near Edakkudi village in Tharangambadi.

Village Population
agaravallam 1,361
Perambur 3,427
Kodavilagam 1,340
Sethur 1,203
Arasur 1,638
Vilagam 925
Kothangudi 3,090
Nalladai 2,845
Thiruvillaiyattam 3,238
Iluppur 4,240

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