Olapalayam Population, Caste, Working Data Erode, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Olapalayam is a village situated in Perundurai taluka of Erode district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 186 families residing in the village Olapalayam. The total population of Olapalayam is 646 out of which 320 are males and 326 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Olapalayam is 1,019.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Olapalayam village is 31 which is 5% of the total population. There are 16 male children and 15 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Olapalayam is 938 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,019) of Olapalayam village.

Population
646
Families
186
Literacy
74.15%
Sex Ratio
1,019

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Olapalayam is 74.1%. Thus Olapalayam village has higher literacy rate compared to 66.3% of Erode district. The male literacy rate is 82.24% and the female literacy rate is 66.24% in Olapalayam village.

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

Olapalayam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 31 16 15
Literacy 74.15% 82.24% 66.24%
Scheduled Caste 242 124 118
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 190 70 120

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 37.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Olapalayam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Olapalayam village out of total population, 268 were engaged in work activities. 97.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 268 workers engaged in Main Work, 98 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 121 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 261 232 29
Cultivators 98 94 4
Agriculture Labourer 121 101 20
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 40 35 5
Marginal Workers 7 6 1
Non Working 378 82 296

Nearby Villages to Olapalayam,

Below are the list of villages near Olapalayam village in Perundurai.

Village Population
Singanallur 2,833
Mullampatti 1,856
Pandiampalayam 4,258
Kandampalayam 717
Nichampalayam 4,698
Periyavilamalai 352
Karukkapalayam 1,634
Sinnavilamalai 223
Thingalur 4,541
Thiruvachi 2,678

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