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

Palaiyur is a village situated in Kuthalam taluka of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 699 families residing in the village Palaiyur. The total population of Palaiyur is 2,737 out of which 1,392 are males and 1,345 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palaiyur is 966.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palaiyur village is 293 which is 11% of the total population. There are 149 male children and 144 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palaiyur is 966 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (966) of Palaiyur village.

Population
2,737
Families
699
Literacy
80.28%
Sex Ratio
966

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palaiyur is 80.3%. Thus Palaiyur village has higher literacy rate compared to 75% of Nagapattinam district. The male literacy rate is 88.98% and the female literacy rate is 71.27% in Palaiyur village.

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

Palaiyur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 293 149 144
Literacy 80.28% 88.98% 71.27%
Scheduled Caste 823 428 395
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 775 286 489

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Palaiyur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palaiyur village out of total population, 1,203 were engaged in work activities. 97.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,203 workers engaged in Main Work, 301 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 507 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,171 851 320
Cultivators 301 246 55
Agriculture Labourer 507 305 202
Household Industries 23 9 14
Other Workers 340 291 49
Marginal Workers 32 22 10
Non Working 1,534 519 1,015

Nearby Villages to Palaiyur,

Below are the list of villages near Palaiyur village in Kuthalam.

Village Population
Kanjuvoy 1,155
Srikantapuram 1,279
Karuppur 1,860
Kothangudi 751
Peravur 1,264
Gangadharapuram 2,019
Komal - West 2,952
Porumbur 1,793
Komal - East 5,261
Elumagalur 1,348

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