Kongarpalayam Population, Caste, Working Data Erode, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Kongarpalayam is a village situated in Gobichettipalayam taluka of Erode district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,692 families residing in the village Kongarpalayam. The total population of Kongarpalayam is 5,346 out of which 2,590 are males and 2,756 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kongarpalayam is 1,064.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kongarpalayam village is 407 which is 8% of the total population. There are 193 male children and 214 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kongarpalayam is 1,109 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,064) of Kongarpalayam village.

Population
5,346
Families
1,692
Literacy
60.56%
Sex Ratio
1,064

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kongarpalayam is 60.6%. Thus Kongarpalayam village has lower literacy rate compared to 66.3% of Erode district. The male literacy rate is 69.75% and the female literacy rate is 51.89% in Kongarpalayam village.

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

Kongarpalayam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 407 193 214
Literacy 60.56% 69.75% 51.89%
Scheduled Caste 1,388 668 720
Scheduled Tribe 375 181 194
Illiterate 2,355 918 1,437

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7% of total population in Kongarpalayam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kongarpalayam village out of total population, 3,411 were engaged in work activities. 98.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,411 workers engaged in Main Work, 679 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,096 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,367 1,750 1,617
Cultivators 679 366 313
Agriculture Labourer 2,096 973 1,123
Household Industries 62 37 25
Other Workers 530 374 156
Marginal Workers 44 17 27
Non Working 1,935 823 1,112

Nearby Villages to Kongarpalayam,

Below are the list of villages near Kongarpalayam village in Gobichettipalayam.

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