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

Palur is a village situated in Chengalpattu taluka of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,660 families residing in the village Palur. The total population of Palur is 6,964 out of which 3,466 are males and 3,498 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palur is 1,009.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palur village is 833 which is 12% of the total population. There are 431 male children and 402 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palur is 933 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,009) of Palur village.

Population
6,964
Families
1,660
Literacy
75.63%
Sex Ratio
1,009

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palur is 75.6%. Thus Palur village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.4% of Kancheepuram district. The male literacy rate is 82.24% and the female literacy rate is 69.15% 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 833 431 402
Literacy 75.63% 82.24% 69.15%
Scheduled Caste 4,504 2,189 2,315
Scheduled Tribe 285 137 148
Illiterate 2,327 970 1,357

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 64.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.1% of total population in Palur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palur village out of total population, 3,387 were engaged in work activities. 67.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,387 workers engaged in Main Work, 96 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 737 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,297 1,598 699
Cultivators 96 82 14
Agriculture Labourer 737 408 329
Household Industries 35 21 14
Other Workers 1,429 1,087 342
Marginal Workers 1,090 520 570
Non Working 3,577 1,348 2,229

Nearby Villages to Palur,

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

Village Population
Melmanapakkam 1,212
Villiambakkam 1,344
Guruvanmedu 841
Sasthirambakkam 468
Dasarikunnathur 225
Vembakkam 1,099
Kolathur 1,279
Venkatapuram 2,137
Karambur 553
Karunilam 2,530

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