Kolathur Population, Caste, Working Data Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Kolathur is a village situated in Chengalpattu taluka of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 306 families residing in the village Kolathur. The total population of Kolathur is 1,279 out of which 636 are males and 643 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kolathur is 1,011.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kolathur village is 136 which is 11% of the total population. There are 70 male children and 66 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kolathur is 943 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,011) of Kolathur village.

Population
1,279
Families
306
Literacy
86.96%
Sex Ratio
1,011

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kolathur is 87%. Thus Kolathur village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.4% of Kancheepuram district. The male literacy rate is 90.99% and the female literacy rate is 83.02% in Kolathur village.

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

Kolathur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 136 70 66
Literacy 86.96% 90.99% 83.02%
Scheduled Caste 557 287 270
Scheduled Tribe 98 47 51
Illiterate 285 121 164

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 43.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.7% of total population in Kolathur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kolathur village out of total population, 546 were engaged in work activities. 90.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 546 workers engaged in Main Work, 15 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 313 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 495 334 161
Cultivators 15 13 2
Agriculture Labourer 313 186 127
Household Industries 8 7 1
Other Workers 159 128 31
Marginal Workers 51 31 20
Non Working 733 271 462

Nearby Villages to Kolathur,

Below are the list of villages near Kolathur village in Chengalpattu.

Village Population
Karambur 553
Dasarikunnathur 225
Karunilam 2,530
Guruvanmedu 841
Maruderi 290
Melmanapakkam 1,212
Kondangi 1,150
Palur 6,964
Agaram 408
Villiambakkam 1,344

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