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

Matam is a village situated in Vandavasi taluka of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 341 families residing in the village Matam. The total population of Matam is 1,283 out of which 617 are males and 666 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Matam is 1,079.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Matam village is 116 which is 9% of the total population. There are 54 male children and 62 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Matam is 1,148 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,079) of Matam village.

Population
1,283
Families
341
Literacy
74.72%
Sex Ratio
1,079

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Matam is 74.7%. Thus Matam village has higher literacy rate compared to 66% of Tiruvannamalai district. The male literacy rate is 86.15% and the female literacy rate is 64.07% in Matam village.

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

Matam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 116 54 62
Literacy 74.72% 86.15% 64.07%
Scheduled Caste 436 209 227
Scheduled Tribe 1 0 1
Illiterate 411 132 279

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Matam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Matam village out of total population, 751 were engaged in work activities. 34% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 66% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 751 workers engaged in Main Work, 92 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 30 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 255 210 45
Cultivators 92 80 12
Agriculture Labourer 30 25 5
Other Workers 133 105 28
Marginal Workers 496 187 309
Non Working 532 220 312

Nearby Villages to Matam,

Below are the list of villages near Matam village in Vandavasi.

Village Population
Ariyampoondi 283
Isakolathur 1,040
Perunkadaputhur 1,240
Kottupakkam 963
Sathapoondi 1,285
Melacheri 1,201
Tirakoil 1,013
Jagannathapuram 730
Puthur 3,022
Arasampattu 1,727

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