Punjaithuraipalayam Population, Caste, Working Data Erode, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Punjaithuraipalayam is a village situated in Gobichettipalayam taluka of Erode district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,372 families residing in the village Punjaithuraipalayam. The total population of Punjaithuraipalayam is 7,568 out of which 3,779 are males and 3,789 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Punjaithuraipalayam is 1,003.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Punjaithuraipalayam village is 583 which is 8% of the total population. There are 307 male children and 276 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Punjaithuraipalayam is 899 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,003) of Punjaithuraipalayam village.

Population
7,568
Families
2,372
Literacy
64.91%
Sex Ratio
1,003

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Punjaithuraipalayam is 64.9%. Thus Punjaithuraipalayam village has lower literacy rate compared to 66.3% of Erode district. The male literacy rate is 72.58% and the female literacy rate is 57.33% in Punjaithuraipalayam village.

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

Punjaithuraipalayam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 583 307 276
Literacy 64.91% 72.58% 57.33%
Scheduled Caste 731 355 376
Scheduled Tribe 191 97 94
Illiterate 3,034 1,259 1,775

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.5% of total population in Punjaithuraipalayam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Punjaithuraipalayam village out of total population, 4,429 were engaged in work activities. 92.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,429 workers engaged in Main Work, 643 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,305 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,092 2,295 1,797
Cultivators 643 379 264
Agriculture Labourer 2,305 1,079 1,226
Household Industries 96 41 55
Other Workers 1,048 796 252
Marginal Workers 337 200 137
Non Working 3,139 1,284 1,855

Nearby Villages to Punjaithuraipalayam,

Below are the list of villages near Punjaithuraipalayam village in Gobichettipalayam.

Village Population
Kavandampalayam 3,103
Kondayampalayam 7,265
Kongarpalayam 5,346
Kanakampalayam 6,209
Arrakkankottaigramam 3,690
Perumugai 8,314
Pullappanaickenpalayam 3,029
Savandapur 3,743
Ammapalayam 1,102
Mevani 2,089

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