Punganur Population, Caste, Working Data Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Punganur is a village situated in Sirkali taluka of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 768 families residing in the village Punganur. The total population of Punganur is 3,048 out of which 1,412 are males and 1,636 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Punganur is 1,159.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Punganur village is 387 which is 13% of the total population. There are 195 male children and 192 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Punganur is 985 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,159) of Punganur village.

Population
3,048
Families
768
Literacy
80.87%
Sex Ratio
1,159

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Punganur is 80.9%. Thus Punganur village has higher literacy rate compared to 75% of Nagapattinam district. The male literacy rate is 87.35% and the female literacy rate is 75.42% in Punganur village.

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

Punganur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 387 195 192
Literacy 80.87% 87.35% 75.42%
Scheduled Caste 1,539 772 767
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 896 349 547

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 50.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Punganur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Punganur village out of total population, 1,208 were engaged in work activities. 74.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,208 workers engaged in Main Work, 77 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 636 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 903 587 316
Cultivators 77 72 5
Agriculture Labourer 636 345 291
Household Industries 13 7 6
Other Workers 177 163 14
Marginal Workers 305 159 146
Non Working 1,840 666 1,174

Nearby Villages to Punganur,

Below are the list of villages near Punganur village in Sirkali.

Village Population
Perumangalam 1,581
Sattanathapuram 5,005
Marudhangudy 2,286
Thittai 2,792
Kondal 3,336
Puduthurai 1,780
Nemmeli 2,061
Thirunagiri 3,994
Thillaividangan 1,277
Neppathur 2,752

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