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

Palavalam is a village situated in Gingee taluka of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 437 families residing in the village Palavalam. The total population of Palavalam is 1,870 out of which 907 are males and 963 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palavalam is 1,062.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palavalam village is 192 which is 10% of the total population. There are 90 male children and 102 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palavalam is 1,133 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,062) of Palavalam village.

Population
1,870
Families
437
Literacy
70.74%
Sex Ratio
1,062

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palavalam is 70.7%. Thus Palavalam village has higher literacy rate compared to 63.5% of Viluppuram district. The male literacy rate is 81.03% and the female literacy rate is 60.98% in Palavalam village.

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

Palavalam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 192 90 102
Literacy 70.74% 81.03% 60.98%
Scheduled Caste 319 164 155
Scheduled Tribe 63 25 38
Illiterate 683 245 438

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.4% of total population in Palavalam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palavalam village out of total population, 905 were engaged in work activities. 67.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 905 workers engaged in Main Work, 337 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 196 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 607 397 210
Cultivators 337 214 123
Agriculture Labourer 196 133 63
Household Industries 4 2 2
Other Workers 70 48 22
Marginal Workers 298 141 157
Non Working 965 369 596

Nearby Villages to Palavalam,

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

Village Population
Pothuvoy 1,626
Malarasankuppam 2,086
Tadagam 1,524
Malavantangal 6,141
Settavarai 1,303
Gangavaram 3,122
Uliyampattu 240
Kanakkankuppam 4,239
Nallampillaipetral 3,123
Tandavasamudram 1,756

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