Okkur Population, Caste, Working Data Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Okkur is a village situated in Avudayarkoil taluka of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 339 families residing in the village Okkur. The total population of Okkur is 1,246 out of which 600 are males and 646 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Okkur is 1,077.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Okkur village is 132 which is 11% of the total population. There are 73 male children and 59 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Okkur is 808 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,077) of Okkur village.

Population
1,246
Families
339
Literacy
78.82%
Sex Ratio
1,077

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Okkur is 78.8%. Thus Okkur village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.6% of Pudukkottai district. The male literacy rate is 86.72% and the female literacy rate is 71.72% in Okkur village.

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

Okkur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 132 73 59
Literacy 78.82% 86.72% 71.72%
Scheduled Caste 568 278 290
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 368 143 225

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 45.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Okkur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Okkur village out of total population, 673 were engaged in work activities. 96.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 673 workers engaged in Main Work, 509 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 652 391 261
Cultivators 509 274 235
Agriculture Labourer 13 8 5
Household Industries 6 4 2
Other Workers 124 105 19
Marginal Workers 21 19 2
Non Working 573 190 383

Nearby Villages to Okkur,

Below are the list of villages near Okkur village in Avudayarkoil.

Village Population
Peruntamarai 327
Irumbanadu 1,390
Alathivayal 84
Kurungalur 1,352
Pallivayal 1,054
Thillaivayal 163
Sattiyakkudi 1,309
Seppavayal 200
Veezhimangalam 1,018
Madagam 291

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