Palangulam Population, Caste, Working Data Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Palangulam is a village situated in Sathankulam taluka of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,468 families residing in the village Palangulam. The total population of Palangulam is 5,616 out of which 2,622 are males and 2,994 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palangulam is 1,142.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palangulam village is 560 which is 10% of the total population. There are 279 male children and 281 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palangulam is 1,007 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,142) of Palangulam village.

Population
5,616
Families
1,468
Literacy
87.08%
Sex Ratio
1,142

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palangulam is 87.1%. Thus Palangulam village has higher literacy rate compared to 77.1% of Thoothukkudi district. The male literacy rate is 91.25% and the female literacy rate is 83.49% in Palangulam village.

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

Palangulam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 560 279 281
Literacy 87.08% 91.25% 83.49%
Scheduled Caste 867 419 448
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,213 484 729

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Palangulam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palangulam village out of total population, 2,473 were engaged in work activities. 79.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,473 workers engaged in Main Work, 341 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 756 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,968 1,256 712
Cultivators 341 240 101
Agriculture Labourer 756 380 376
Household Industries 27 7 20
Other Workers 844 629 215
Marginal Workers 505 198 307
Non Working 3,143 1,168 1,975

Nearby Villages to Palangulam,

Below are the list of villages near Palangulam village in Sathankulam.

Village Population
Eluvaraimukki 1,979
Srivenkateshwarapuram 4,454
Pidaneri 725
Komaneri 1,010
Kattarimangalam 2,842
Nedungulam 1,516
Karungadal 6,077
Pannamparai 2,940
Meerankulam - II 2,558
Sattankulam 3,414

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