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

Kothanur is a village situated in Salem taluka of Salem district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 880 families residing in the village Kothanur. The total population of Kothanur is 3,519 out of which 1,882 are males and 1,637 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kothanur is 870.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kothanur village is 414 which is 12% of the total population. There are 215 male children and 199 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kothanur is 926 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (870) of Kothanur village.

Population
3,519
Families
880
Literacy
54.49%
Sex Ratio
870

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kothanur is 54.5%. Thus Kothanur village has lower literacy rate compared to 65.6% of Salem district. The male literacy rate is 62.21% and the female literacy rate is 45.55% in Kothanur village.

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

Kothanur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 414 215 199
Literacy 54.49% 62.21% 45.55%
Scheduled Caste 115 67 48
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,827 845 982

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kothanur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kothanur village out of total population, 1,714 were engaged in work activities. 95.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,714 workers engaged in Main Work, 104 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 302 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,633 1,087 546
Cultivators 104 71 33
Agriculture Labourer 302 150 152
Household Industries 472 287 185
Other Workers 755 579 176
Marginal Workers 81 44 37
Non Working 1,805 751 1,054

Nearby Villages to Kothanur,

Below are the list of villages near Kothanur village in Salem.

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