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

Kanagagiri is a village situated in Sankari taluka of Salem district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 881 families residing in the village Kanagagiri. The total population of Kanagagiri is 3,319 out of which 1,739 are males and 1,580 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kanagagiri is 909.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kanagagiri village is 318 which is 10% of the total population. There are 174 male children and 144 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kanagagiri is 828 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (909) of Kanagagiri village.

Population
3,319
Families
881
Literacy
70.31%
Sex Ratio
909

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kanagagiri is 70.3%. Thus Kanagagiri village has higher literacy rate compared to 65.6% of Salem district. The male literacy rate is 78.79% and the female literacy rate is 61.07% in Kanagagiri village.

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

Kanagagiri Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 318 174 144
Literacy 70.31% 78.79% 61.07%
Scheduled Caste 511 266 245
Scheduled Tribe 2 1 1
Illiterate 1,209 506 703

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Kanagagiri village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kanagagiri village out of total population, 1,663 were engaged in work activities. 94.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,663 workers engaged in Main Work, 83 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 281 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,571 1,065 506
Cultivators 83 54 29
Agriculture Labourer 281 122 159
Household Industries 400 274 126
Other Workers 807 615 192
Marginal Workers 92 32 60
Non Working 1,656 642 1,014

Nearby Villages to Kanagagiri,

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

Village Population
Kalikavundanpalayam 4,431
Kandarakulamanickam 3,605
Agraharam Talaiyur 3,950
Gudalur 5,448
Kannanderi 4,954
Vaikuntam 7,654
Pudur 6,540
Olakkachinnanur 1,391
Egapuram 5,191
Devanakavandanur 8,925

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