Ekkal Population, Caste, Working Data Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Ekkal is a village situated in Thiruthuraipoondi taluka of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 235 families residing in the village Ekkal. The total population of Ekkal is 945 out of which 470 are males and 475 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ekkal is 1,011.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ekkal village is 100 which is 11% of the total population. There are 51 male children and 49 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ekkal is 961 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,011) of Ekkal village.

Population
945
Families
235
Literacy
83.08%
Sex Ratio
1,011

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ekkal is 83.1%. Thus Ekkal village has higher literacy rate compared to 74.9% of Thiruvarur district. The male literacy rate is 91.17% and the female literacy rate is 75.12% in Ekkal village.

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

Ekkal Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 100 51 49
Literacy 83.08% 91.17% 75.12%
Scheduled Caste 628 310 318
Scheduled Tribe 1 1 0
Illiterate 243 88 155

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 66.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Ekkal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ekkal village out of total population, 503 were engaged in work activities. 87.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 503 workers engaged in Main Work, 88 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 316 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 441 275 166
Cultivators 88 75 13
Agriculture Labourer 316 177 139
Household Industries 1 0 1
Other Workers 36 23 13
Marginal Workers 62 13 49
Non Working 442 182 260

Nearby Villages to Ekkal,

Below are the list of villages near Ekkal village in Thiruthuraipoondi.

Village Population
Keezhapandi 1,680
Melamarathur 1,538
Edaiyur 4,664
Kunnalur 2,718
Sanganthi 1,358
Keelaperumazhai 1,451
Vadasanganthi 786
Pinnathur 3,608
Tholi 1,273
Udayamarthandapuram 5,823

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