Kovilur Population, Caste, Working Data Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Kovilur is a village situated in Polur taluka of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,141 families residing in the village Kovilur. The total population of Kovilur is 12,553 out of which 6,351 are males and 6,202 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kovilur is 977.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kovilur village is 1592 which is 13% of the total population. There are 849 male children and 743 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kovilur is 875 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (977) of Kovilur village.

Population
12,553
Families
3,141
Literacy
55.4%
Sex Ratio
977

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kovilur is 55.4%. Thus Kovilur village has lower literacy rate compared to 66% of Tiruvannamalai district. The male literacy rate is 66.52% and the female literacy rate is 44.18% in Kovilur village.

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

Kovilur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,592 849 743
Literacy 55.4% 66.52% 44.18%
Scheduled Caste 460 245 215
Scheduled Tribe 10,807 5,438 5,369
Illiterate 6,481 2,691 3,790

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 86.1% of total population in Kovilur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kovilur village out of total population, 6,832 were engaged in work activities. 85% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,832 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,676 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,067 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,807 3,166 2,641
Cultivators 2,676 1,578 1,098
Agriculture Labourer 2,067 901 1,166
Household Industries 204 32 172
Other Workers 860 655 205
Marginal Workers 1,025 398 627
Non Working 5,721 2,787 2,934

Nearby Villages to Kovilur,

Below are the list of villages near Kovilur village in Polur.

Village Population
Odamangalam 758
Pattarikadu 529
Kuttakarai 1,180
Thumbakkadu 1,325
Seengadu 898
Thuvinjikuppam 2,993
Senbagathope 1,262
Vilankuppam 1,960
Pushpagiri 3,981
Kalvasal 2,018

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