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

Koovathur is a village situated in Cheyyur taluka of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,127 families residing in the village Koovathur. The total population of Koovathur is 4,534 out of which 2,272 are males and 2,262 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Koovathur is 996.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Koovathur village is 487 which is 11% of the total population. There are 254 male children and 233 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Koovathur is 917 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (996) of Koovathur village.

Population
4,534
Families
1,127
Literacy
79.1%
Sex Ratio
996

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Koovathur is 79.1%. Thus Koovathur village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.4% of Kancheepuram district. The male literacy rate is 85.63% and the female literacy rate is 72.6% in Koovathur village.

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

Koovathur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 487 254 233
Literacy 79.1% 85.63% 72.6%
Scheduled Caste 1,787 871 916
Scheduled Tribe 69 37 32
Illiterate 1,333 544 789

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 39.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.5% of total population in Koovathur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Koovathur village out of total population, 2,129 were engaged in work activities. 74.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,129 workers engaged in Main Work, 551 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 375 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,581 1,002 579
Cultivators 551 307 244
Agriculture Labourer 375 264 111
Household Industries 119 41 78
Other Workers 536 390 146
Marginal Workers 548 258 290
Non Working 2,405 1,012 1,393

Nearby Villages to Koovathur,

Below are the list of villages near Koovathur village in Cheyyur.

Village Population
Kilarkollai 685
Nerkunampattu 2,243
Kadalur 6,175
Manicuppam 1,370
Veppancheri 279
Thondamanallur 2,187
Parameswaramangalam 4,847
Kalkulam 1,208
Poranjeri 124
Vadakkuvayaloor 641

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