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

Kongupatti is a village situated in Omalur taluka of Salem district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,657 families residing in the village Kongupatti. The total population of Kongupatti is 10,400 out of which 5,422 are males and 4,978 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kongupatti is 918.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kongupatti village is 1072 which is 10% of the total population. There are 556 male children and 516 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kongupatti is 928 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (918) of Kongupatti village.

Population
10,400
Families
2,657
Literacy
65.47%
Sex Ratio
918

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kongupatti is 65.5%. Thus Kongupatti village has lower literacy rate compared to 65.6% of Salem district. The male literacy rate is 75.03% and the female literacy rate is 55.04% in Kongupatti village.

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

Kongupatti Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,072 556 516
Literacy 65.47% 75.03% 55.04%
Scheduled Caste 2,628 1,398 1,230
Scheduled Tribe 7 4 3
Illiterate 4,293 1,771 2,522

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Kongupatti village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kongupatti village out of total population, 5,717 were engaged in work activities. 80.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,717 workers engaged in Main Work, 680 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,873 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,623 2,793 1,830
Cultivators 680 479 201
Agriculture Labourer 2,873 1,398 1,475
Household Industries 75 56 19
Other Workers 995 860 135
Marginal Workers 1,094 518 576
Non Working 4,683 2,111 2,572

Nearby Villages to Kongupatti,

Below are the list of villages near Kongupatti village in Omalur.

Village Population
Gundikkal 6,676
Mookanur 3,754
Kanavoipudur 8,010
Elathur 2,337
Kodunaickenpatty pudur 5,929
Naduppatti 5,652
Veppilai 5,031
Kadayampatti 5,292
Sekkarapatti 2,319
Palappallikombai 807

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