Pidagam Population, Caste, Working Data Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Pidagam is a village situated in Ulundurpettai taluka of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,461 families residing in the village Pidagam. The total population of Pidagam is 10,961 out of which 5,302 are males and 5,659 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pidagam is 1,067.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pidagam village is 1543 which is 14% of the total population. There are 778 male children and 765 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pidagam is 983 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,067) of Pidagam village.

Population
10,961
Families
2,461
Literacy
69.23%
Sex Ratio
1,067

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pidagam is 69.2%. Thus Pidagam village has higher literacy rate compared to 63.5% of Viluppuram district. The male literacy rate is 77.19% and the female literacy rate is 61.87% in Pidagam village.

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

Pidagam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,543 778 765
Literacy 69.23% 77.19% 61.87%
Scheduled Caste 581 287 294
Scheduled Tribe 51 22 29
Illiterate 4,441 1,810 2,631

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Pidagam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pidagam village out of total population, 3,880 were engaged in work activities. 90.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,880 workers engaged in Main Work, 772 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,094 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,524 2,642 882
Cultivators 772 608 164
Agriculture Labourer 1,094 684 410
Household Industries 37 23 14
Other Workers 1,621 1,327 294
Marginal Workers 356 110 246
Non Working 7,081 2,550 4,531

Nearby Villages to Pidagam,

Below are the list of villages near Pidagam village in Ulundurpettai.

Village Population
Puthamangalam 1,301
A.Puthur 969
Siruvathur 681
Sundaravandi 261
Pumalaiyanur 1,319
Salapakkam 358
Nonaiyavadi 1,062
Alangiri 1,262
Sirupakkam 1,229
Sembimadevi 1,528

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