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

Poongodu is a village situated in Arcot taluka of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 82 families residing in the village Poongodu. The total population of Poongodu is 349 out of which 205 are males and 144 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Poongodu is 702.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Poongodu village is 31 which is 9% of the total population. There are 15 male children and 16 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Poongodu is 1,067 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (702) of Poongodu village.

Population
349
Families
82
Literacy
87.42%
Sex Ratio
702

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Poongodu is 87.4%. Thus Poongodu village has higher literacy rate compared to 70.5% of Vellore district. The male literacy rate is 93.68% and the female literacy rate is 78.12% in Poongodu village.

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

Poongodu Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 31 15 16
Literacy 87.42% 93.68% 78.12%
Scheduled Caste 78 50 28
Scheduled Tribe 25 11 14
Illiterate 71 27 44

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.2% of total population in Poongodu village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Poongodu village out of total population, 134 were engaged in work activities. 86.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 134 workers engaged in Main Work, 17 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 116 98 18
Cultivators 17 12 5
Agriculture Labourer 5 4 1
Household Industries 4 4 0
Other Workers 90 78 12
Marginal Workers 18 2 16
Non Working 215 105 110

Nearby Villages to Poongodu,

Below are the list of villages near Poongodu village in Arcot.

Village Population
Muppaduvetti 4,162
Mangadu 3,659
Sathur 5,032
Puduppadi 2,935
Melnayakanpalayam 1,152
Kilambadi 702
Kavanur 3,656
Chakkaramallur 3,104
Kuppam 1,030
Perungalmedu 393

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