Kanthapalayam Population, Caste, Working Data Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Kanthapalayam is a village situated in Polur taluka of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 767 families residing in the village Kanthapalayam. The total population of Kanthapalayam is 3,103 out of which 1,530 are males and 1,573 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kanthapalayam is 1,028.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kanthapalayam village is 360 which is 12% of the total population. There are 165 male children and 195 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kanthapalayam is 1,182 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,028) of Kanthapalayam village.

Population
3,103
Families
767
Literacy
74.12%
Sex Ratio
1,028

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kanthapalayam is 74.1%. Thus Kanthapalayam village has higher literacy rate compared to 66% of Tiruvannamalai district. The male literacy rate is 81.17% and the female literacy rate is 67.13% in Kanthapalayam village.

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

Kanthapalayam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 360 165 195
Literacy 74.12% 81.17% 67.13%
Scheduled Caste 1,021 489 532
Scheduled Tribe 18 6 12
Illiterate 1,070 422 648

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Kanthapalayam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kanthapalayam village out of total population, 1,687 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 1,687 workers engaged in Main Work, 265 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,128 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,649 949 700
Cultivators 265 207 58
Agriculture Labourer 1,128 532 596
Household Industries 10 7 3
Other Workers 246 203 43
Marginal Workers 38 11 27
Non Working 1,416 570 846

Nearby Villages to Kanthapalayam,

Below are the list of villages near Kanthapalayam village in Polur.

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