Elagiri Population, Caste, Working Data Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Elagiri is a village situated in Dharmapuri taluka of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,307 families residing in the village Elagiri. The total population of Elagiri is 4,947 out of which 2,533 are males and 2,414 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Elagiri is 953.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Elagiri village is 502 which is 10% of the total population. There are 261 male children and 241 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Elagiri is 923 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (953) of Elagiri village.

Population
4,947
Families
1,307
Literacy
64.45%
Sex Ratio
953

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Elagiri is 64.5%. Thus Elagiri village has higher literacy rate compared to 60.9% of Dharmapuri district. The male literacy rate is 75.35% and the female literacy rate is 53.06% in Elagiri village.

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

Elagiri Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 502 261 241
Literacy 64.45% 75.35% 53.06%
Scheduled Caste 348 170 178
Scheduled Tribe 71 38 33
Illiterate 2,082 821 1,261

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.4% of total population in Elagiri village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Elagiri village out of total population, 2,554 were engaged in work activities. 70.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,554 workers engaged in Main Work, 566 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 377 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,805 1,166 639
Cultivators 566 294 272
Agriculture Labourer 377 170 207
Household Industries 19 10 9
Other Workers 843 692 151
Marginal Workers 749 317 432
Non Working 2,393 1,050 1,343

Nearby Villages to Elagiri,

Below are the list of villages near Elagiri village in Dharmapuri.

Village Population
Echanahalli 4,853
Pagalahalli 7,002
Errabaiyanahalli 1,936
Nallampalli 7,079
Nekkundhi 5,352
Laligam 7,601
Nagarkoodal 3,898
Mademangalam 4,982
Balajangamanhalli 5,137
Noolahalli 6,366

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