Ponakulam Population, Caste, Working Data Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Ponakulam is a village situated in Gandarvakkottai taluka of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 492 families residing in the village Ponakulam. The total population of Ponakulam is 2,487 out of which 1,217 are males and 1,270 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ponakulam is 1,044.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ponakulam village is 208 which is 8% of the total population. There are 116 male children and 92 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ponakulam is 793 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,044) of Ponakulam village.

Population
2,487
Families
492
Literacy
82.27%
Sex Ratio
1,044

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ponakulam is 82.3%. Thus Ponakulam village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.6% of Pudukkottai district. The male literacy rate is 88.19% and the female literacy rate is 76.74% in Ponakulam village.

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

Ponakulam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 208 116 92
Literacy 82.27% 88.19% 76.74%
Scheduled Caste 622 315 307
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 612 246 366

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Ponakulam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ponakulam village out of total population, 1,263 were engaged in work activities. 90.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,263 workers engaged in Main Work, 534 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 442 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,139 632 507
Cultivators 534 286 248
Agriculture Labourer 442 218 224
Household Industries 5 3 2
Other Workers 158 125 33
Marginal Workers 124 46 78
Non Working 1,224 539 685

Nearby Villages to Ponakulam,

Below are the list of villages near Ponakulam village in Gandarvakkottai.

Village Population
Ariyanipatti 1,767
Pudunagar 2,174
Meyakadipatti 1,013
Palayagandarvakottai 1,276
Vadugappatti 1,095
Aravampatti 1,092
Manganoor 1,716
Kovilur 9,543
Komapuram 2,222
Pisannathur 958

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