Palur Population, Caste, Working Data Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Palur is a village situated in Panruti taluka of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 953 families residing in the village Palur. The total population of Palur is 4,161 out of which 2,065 are males and 2,096 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palur is 1,015.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palur village is 505 which is 12% of the total population. There are 256 male children and 249 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palur is 973 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,015) of Palur village.

Population
4,161
Families
953
Literacy
69.97%
Sex Ratio
1,015

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palur is 70%. Thus Palur village has higher literacy rate compared to 69.7% of Cuddalore district. The male literacy rate is 76.89% and the female literacy rate is 63.18% in Palur village.

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

Palur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 505 256 249
Literacy 69.97% 76.89% 63.18%
Scheduled Caste 1,711 848 863
Scheduled Tribe 3 1 2
Illiterate 1,603 674 929

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 41.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Palur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palur village out of total population, 2,102 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 2,102 workers engaged in Main Work, 63 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 772 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,069 699 370
Cultivators 63 54 9
Agriculture Labourer 772 452 320
Household Industries 22 16 6
Other Workers 212 177 35
Marginal Workers 1,033 492 541
Non Working 2,059 874 1,185

Nearby Villages to Palur,

Below are the list of villages near Palur village in Panruti.

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