Palavanatham Population, Caste, Working Data Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Palavanatham is a village situated in Aruppukkottai taluka of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,947 families residing in the village Palavanatham. The total population of Palavanatham is 6,826 out of which 3,362 are males and 3,464 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palavanatham is 1,030.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palavanatham village is 773 which is 11% of the total population. There are 386 male children and 387 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palavanatham is 1,003 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,030) of Palavanatham village.

Population
6,826
Families
1,947
Literacy
73.02%
Sex Ratio
1,030

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palavanatham is 73%. Thus Palavanatham village has higher literacy rate compared to 72% of Virudhunagar district. The male literacy rate is 81.42% and the female literacy rate is 64.9% in Palavanatham village.

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

Palavanatham Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 773 386 387
Literacy 73.02% 81.42% 64.9%
Scheduled Caste 983 467 516
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,406 939 1,467

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Palavanatham village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palavanatham village out of total population, 3,421 were engaged in work activities. 50.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 49.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,421 workers engaged in Main Work, 81 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 260 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,741 1,223 518
Cultivators 81 49 32
Agriculture Labourer 260 138 122
Household Industries 27 12 15
Other Workers 1,373 1,024 349
Marginal Workers 1,680 748 932
Non Working 3,405 1,391 2,014

Nearby Villages to Palavanatham,

Below are the list of villages near Palavanatham village in Aruppukkottai.

Village Population
Villipathiri 3,806
Gopalapuram 1,307
Kovilangulam 3,569
Kattangudi 1,608
Poyyankulam 1,234
Kurunjakulam 1,267
Puliyuran 2,534
Sembatti 3,880
Mettuthottiyangulam 1,087
Kanjanaiyakkenpatti 5,479

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