Periyankuppam Population, Caste, Working Data Vellore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Periyankuppam is a village situated in Ambur taluka of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,139 families residing in the village Periyankuppam. The total population of Periyankuppam is 9,444 out of which 4,710 are males and 4,734 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Periyankuppam is 1,005.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Periyankuppam village is 1107 which is 12% of the total population. There are 570 male children and 537 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Periyankuppam is 942 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,005) of Periyankuppam village.

Population
9,444
Families
2,139
Literacy
80.09%
Sex Ratio
1,005

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Periyankuppam is 80.1%. Thus Periyankuppam village has higher literacy rate compared to 70.5% of Vellore district. The male literacy rate is 86.33% and the female literacy rate is 73.93% in Periyankuppam village.

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

Periyankuppam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,107 570 537
Literacy 80.09% 86.33% 73.93%
Scheduled Caste 3,727 1,838 1,889
Scheduled Tribe 69 32 37
Illiterate 2,767 1,136 1,631

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 39.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Periyankuppam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Periyankuppam village out of total population, 4,197 were engaged in work activities. 89.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,197 workers engaged in Main Work, 115 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 720 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,766 2,462 1,304
Cultivators 115 96 19
Agriculture Labourer 720 366 354
Household Industries 163 74 89
Other Workers 2,768 1,926 842
Marginal Workers 431 286 145
Non Working 5,247 1,962 3,285

Nearby Villages to Periyankuppam,

Below are the list of villages near Periyankuppam village in Ambur.

Village Population
Nayakaneri 4,270
Solur 5,072
Periavarikam 2,864
Kammakrishnapalli 729
Labbaimankuppam 4,556
Kumaramangalam 2,831
Devalapuram 4,134
Malayambattu 2,062
Karumbur 942
Thennambattu 883

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