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

Egapuram is a village situated in Sankari taluka of Salem district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,377 families residing in the village Egapuram. The total population of Egapuram is 5,191 out of which 2,809 are males and 2,382 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Egapuram is 848.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Egapuram village is 492 which is 9% of the total population. There are 266 male children and 226 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Egapuram is 850 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (848) of Egapuram village.

Population
5,191
Families
1,377
Literacy
57.76%
Sex Ratio
848

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Egapuram is 57.8%. Thus Egapuram village has lower literacy rate compared to 65.6% of Salem district. The male literacy rate is 66.93% and the female literacy rate is 46.94% in Egapuram village.

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

Egapuram Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 492 266 226
Literacy 57.76% 66.93% 46.94%
Scheduled Caste 418 231 187
Scheduled Tribe 105 58 47
Illiterate 2,477 1,107 1,370

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2% of total population in Egapuram village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Egapuram village out of total population, 2,852 were engaged in work activities. 95.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,852 workers engaged in Main Work, 327 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 673 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,717 1,798 919
Cultivators 327 227 100
Agriculture Labourer 673 284 389
Household Industries 880 666 214
Other Workers 837 621 216
Marginal Workers 135 44 91
Non Working 2,339 967 1,372

Nearby Villages to Egapuram,

Below are the list of villages near Egapuram village in Sankari.

Village Population
Pudur 6,540
Kannanderi 4,954
Agraharam Talaiyur 3,950
Kalikavundanpalayam 4,431
Kanagagiri 3,319
Kandarakulamanickam 3,605
Gudalur 5,448
Vaikuntam 7,654
Olakkachinnanur 1,391
Devanakavandanur 8,925

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