Pagasalai Population, Caste, Working Data Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Pagasalai is a village situated in Sirkali taluka of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 513 families residing in the village Pagasalai. The total population of Pagasalai is 2,086 out of which 1,023 are males and 1,063 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pagasalai is 1,039.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pagasalai village is 217 which is 10% of the total population. There are 110 male children and 107 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pagasalai is 973 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,039) of Pagasalai village.

Population
2,086
Families
513
Literacy
81.17%
Sex Ratio
1,039

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pagasalai is 81.2%. Thus Pagasalai village has higher literacy rate compared to 75% of Nagapattinam district. The male literacy rate is 88.94% and the female literacy rate is 73.74% in Pagasalai village.

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

Pagasalai Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 217 110 107
Literacy 81.17% 88.94% 73.74%
Scheduled Caste 1,123 553 570
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 569 211 358

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 53.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Pagasalai village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pagasalai village out of total population, 1,010 were engaged in work activities. 57.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 42.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,010 workers engaged in Main Work, 60 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 251 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 577 386 191
Cultivators 60 58 2
Agriculture Labourer 251 128 123
Household Industries 9 5 4
Other Workers 257 195 62
Marginal Workers 433 222 211
Non Working 1,076 415 661

Nearby Villages to Pagasalai,

Below are the list of villages near Pagasalai village in Sirkali.

Village Population
Kondathur 360
Kathiruppu 2,413
Kondathur 2,197
Sembathaniruppu 3,679
Semangalam 2,504
Nangur 4,482
Alaveli 1,510
Radhanallur 5,232
Natham 2,176
Thiruvengadu 8,252

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