Periya Nerkunam Population, Caste, Working Data Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Periya Nerkunam is a village situated in Chidambaram taluka of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 388 families residing in the village Periya Nerkunam. The total population of Periya Nerkunam is 1,407 out of which 710 are males and 697 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Periya Nerkunam is 982.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Periya Nerkunam village is 150 which is 11% of the total population. There are 82 male children and 68 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Periya Nerkunam is 829 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (982) of Periya Nerkunam village.

Population
1,407
Families
388
Literacy
71.6%
Sex Ratio
982

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Periya Nerkunam is 71.6%. Thus Periya Nerkunam village has higher literacy rate compared to 69.7% of Cuddalore district. The male literacy rate is 83.12% and the female literacy rate is 60.1% in Periya Nerkunam village.

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

Periya Nerkunam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 150 82 68
Literacy 71.6% 83.12% 60.1%
Scheduled Caste 501 258 243
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 507 188 319

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Periya Nerkunam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Periya Nerkunam village out of total population, 570 were engaged in work activities. 72.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 570 workers engaged in Main Work, 223 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 123 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 414 290 124
Cultivators 223 179 44
Agriculture Labourer 123 58 65
Other Workers 68 53 15
Marginal Workers 156 101 55
Non Working 837 319 518

Nearby Villages to Periya Nerkunam,

Below are the list of villages near Periya Nerkunam village in Chidambaram.

Village Population
Adanur 1,145
Chinna Nerkunam 1,064
Agara Alambadi 2,232
Veeramudaiyanatham 3,705
Valayamadevi 1,076
Anaivari 730
Erumbur 3,738
Miralur 2,335
Nellikollai 2,282
Manjakkollai 1,728

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