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

Puduppalayam is a village situated in Edappadi taluka of Salem district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,522 families residing in the village Puduppalayam. The total population of Puduppalayam is 6,351 out of which 3,401 are males and 2,950 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Puduppalayam is 867.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Puduppalayam village is 764 which is 12% of the total population. There are 408 male children and 356 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Puduppalayam is 873 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (867) of Puduppalayam village.

Population
6,351
Families
1,522
Literacy
52.73%
Sex Ratio
867

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Puduppalayam is 52.7%. Thus Puduppalayam village has lower literacy rate compared to 65.6% of Salem district. The male literacy rate is 64.22% and the female literacy rate is 39.48% in Puduppalayam village.

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

Puduppalayam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 764 408 356
Literacy 52.73% 64.22% 39.48%
Scheduled Caste 109 58 51
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 3,405 1,479 1,926

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Puduppalayam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Puduppalayam village out of total population, 3,771 were engaged in work activities. 95% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,771 workers engaged in Main Work, 358 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,065 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,583 2,096 1,487
Cultivators 358 203 155
Agriculture Labourer 2,065 1,048 1,017
Household Industries 120 74 46
Other Workers 1,040 771 269
Marginal Workers 188 28 160
Non Working 2,580 1,277 1,303

Nearby Villages to Puduppalayam,

Below are the list of villages near Puduppalayam village in Edappadi.

Village Population
Dadapuram 5,097
Vembaneri 3,542
Konasamudram 4,095
Avaniperur 8,724
Koranampatti 9,385
Chettimankurichi 8,740
Kachchippalli 11,443
Chittur 14,466
Vellalapuram 13,143
Nedungulam 5,026

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