Kengarai Population, Caste, Working Data The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Kengarai is a village situated in Kotagiri taluka of The Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,971 families residing in the village Kengarai. The total population of Kengarai is 6,820 out of which 3,348 are males and 3,472 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kengarai is 1,037.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kengarai village is 526 which is 8% of the total population. There are 295 male children and 231 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kengarai is 783 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,037) of Kengarai village.

Population
6,820
Families
1,971
Literacy
80.87%
Sex Ratio
1,037

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kengarai is 80.9%. Thus Kengarai village has higher literacy rate compared to 77.5% of The Nilgiris district. The male literacy rate is 92.04% and the female literacy rate is 70.35% in Kengarai village.

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

Kengarai Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 526 295 231
Literacy 80.87% 92.04% 70.35%
Scheduled Caste 1,442 701 741
Scheduled Tribe 797 388 409
Illiterate 1,730 538 1,192

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 11.7% of total population in Kengarai village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kengarai village out of total population, 4,093 were engaged in work activities. 92.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,093 workers engaged in Main Work, 140 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,471 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,768 1,948 1,820
Cultivators 140 66 74
Agriculture Labourer 1,471 679 792
Household Industries 336 168 168
Other Workers 1,821 1,035 786
Marginal Workers 325 155 170
Non Working 2,727 1,245 1,482

Nearby Villages to Kengarai,

Below are the list of villages near Kengarai village in Kotagiri.

Village Population
Kadinamala 407
Konakarai 7,511
Kokkode 147
Naduhatty 10,278
Aracode 781
Kotagiri 7,952
Nandipuram 172
Jackanarai 4,602
Denad 8,284
Nedugula 13,071

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