Palayamkotta Population, Caste, Working Data Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Palayamkotta is a village situated in Denkanikottai taluka of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 734 families residing in the village Palayamkotta. The total population of Palayamkotta is 3,292 out of which 1,738 are males and 1,554 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palayamkotta is 894.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palayamkotta village is 321 which is 10% of the total population. There are 172 male children and 149 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palayamkotta is 866 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (894) of Palayamkotta village.

Population
3,292
Families
734
Literacy
60.28%
Sex Ratio
894

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palayamkotta is 60.3%. Thus Palayamkotta village has lower literacy rate compared to 63.2% of Krishnagiri district. The male literacy rate is 68.52% and the female literacy rate is 51.1% in Palayamkotta village.

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

Palayamkotta Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 321 172 149
Literacy 60.28% 68.52% 51.1%
Scheduled Caste 309 171 138
Scheduled Tribe 369 193 176
Illiterate 1,501 665 836

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 11.2% of total population in Palayamkotta village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palayamkotta village out of total population, 1,502 were engaged in work activities. 92.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,502 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,116 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 78 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,383 983 400
Cultivators 1,116 802 314
Agriculture Labourer 78 42 36
Household Industries 11 2 9
Other Workers 178 137 41
Marginal Workers 119 67 52
Non Working 1,790 688 1,102

Nearby Villages to Palayamkotta,

Below are the list of villages near Palayamkotta village in Denkanikottai.

Village Population
Settipalli 1,696
Karandapalli 3,678
Agalakotta 4,435
Andevanapalli 4,908
Jowlagiri 3,863
Erudukotta 5,563
Marupalli 2,588
Bilalam 774
Kunchena Agraharam 144
Kolatti 2,223

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