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

Marakkottai is a village situated in Omalur taluka of Salem district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,765 families residing in the village Marakkottai. The total population of Marakkottai is 6,736 out of which 3,529 are males and 3,207 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Marakkottai is 909.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Marakkottai village is 642 which is 10% of the total population. There are 338 male children and 304 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Marakkottai is 899 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (909) of Marakkottai village.

Population
6,736
Families
1,765
Literacy
66.54%
Sex Ratio
909

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Marakkottai is 66.5%. Thus Marakkottai village has higher literacy rate compared to 65.6% of Salem district. The male literacy rate is 76.43% and the female literacy rate is 55.67% in Marakkottai village.

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

Marakkottai Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 642 338 304
Literacy 66.54% 76.43% 55.67%
Scheduled Caste 694 380 314
Scheduled Tribe 4 2 2
Illiterate 2,681 1,090 1,591

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Marakkottai village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Marakkottai village out of total population, 3,692 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 3,692 workers engaged in Main Work, 860 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,439 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,517 2,136 1,381
Cultivators 860 561 299
Agriculture Labourer 1,439 554 885
Household Industries 46 25 21
Other Workers 1,172 996 176
Marginal Workers 175 79 96
Non Working 3,044 1,314 1,730

Nearby Villages to Marakkottai,

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

Village Population
Poosaripatti 4,146
Kanjanayakanpatti 15,611
Dasasamudram 2,366
Pannapatti 7,159
Deevattipatti 5,821
Kookuttapatti 4,546
Danishpet 9,618
Tumbipadi 12,515
Palappallikombai 807
Pottipuram 6,070

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