Palappattu Population, Caste, Working Data Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Palappattu is a village situated in Gingee taluka of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 459 families residing in the village Palappattu. The total population of Palappattu is 1,829 out of which 953 are males and 876 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palappattu is 919.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palappattu village is 128 which is 7% of the total population. There are 62 male children and 66 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palappattu is 1,065 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (919) of Palappattu village.

Population
1,829
Families
459
Literacy
53.5%
Sex Ratio
919

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palappattu is 53.5%. Thus Palappattu village has lower literacy rate compared to 63.5% of Viluppuram district. The male literacy rate is 59.48% and the female literacy rate is 46.91% in Palappattu village.

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

Palappattu Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 128 62 66
Literacy 53.5% 59.48% 46.91%
Scheduled Caste 637 343 294
Scheduled Tribe 11 6 5
Illiterate 919 423 496

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Palappattu village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palappattu village out of total population, 1,292 were engaged in work activities. 0.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 99.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,292 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8 6 2
Agriculture Labourer 6 4 2
Other Workers 2 2 0
Marginal Workers 1,284 681 603
Non Working 537 266 271

Nearby Villages to Palappattu,

Below are the list of villages near Palappattu village in Gingee.

Village Population
Mavattambadi 1,143
Karai 2,830
Tenpuduppattu 1,115
Varikkal 2,077
Kommedu 737
Melarungunam 1,380
Kappai 1,229
Mullur 427
Thiruvambattu 1,784
Tuttipattu 2,005

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