Periyeri Population, Caste, Working Data Salem, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Periyeri is a village situated in Attur taluka of Salem district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,251 families residing in the village Periyeri. The total population of Periyeri is 4,603 out of which 2,333 are males and 2,270 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Periyeri is 973.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Periyeri village is 451 which is 10% of the total population. There are 250 male children and 201 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Periyeri is 804 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (973) of Periyeri village.

Population
4,603
Families
1,251
Literacy
72.35%
Sex Ratio
973

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Periyeri is 72.4%. Thus Periyeri village has higher literacy rate compared to 65.6% of Salem district. The male literacy rate is 83.29% and the female literacy rate is 61.33% in Periyeri village.

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

Periyeri Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 451 250 201
Literacy 72.35% 83.29% 61.33%
Scheduled Caste 1,189 583 606
Scheduled Tribe 9 2 7
Illiterate 1,599 598 1,001

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Periyeri village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Periyeri village out of total population, 2,741 were engaged in work activities. 95.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,741 workers engaged in Main Work, 919 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,118 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,627 1,368 1,259
Cultivators 919 484 435
Agriculture Labourer 1,118 425 693
Household Industries 26 13 13
Other Workers 564 446 118
Marginal Workers 114 51 63
Non Working 1,862 914 948

Nearby Villages to Periyeri,

Below are the list of villages near Periyeri village in Attur.

Village Population
Nathakkarai 2,113
Aragalur 3,549
Puthur 3,139
Thiyaganur 2,324
Narakkurchi 4,344
Arathi Agraharam 1,265
Pattuthurai 2,571
Mammudi 2,822
Talaivasal 3,063
Kamakkapalayam 2,651

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