Rettanai Population, Caste, Working Data Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Rettanai is a village situated in Tindivanam taluka of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,907 families residing in the village Rettanai. The total population of Rettanai is 7,816 out of which 3,969 are males and 3,847 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rettanai is 969.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Rettanai village is 732 which is 9% of the total population. There are 369 male children and 363 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rettanai is 984 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (969) of Rettanai village.

Population
7,816
Families
1,907
Literacy
70.58%
Sex Ratio
969

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rettanai is 70.6%. Thus Rettanai village has higher literacy rate compared to 63.5% of Viluppuram district. The male literacy rate is 79.83% and the female literacy rate is 61.02% in Rettanai village.

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

Rettanai Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 732 369 363
Literacy 70.58% 79.83% 61.02%
Scheduled Caste 923 472 451
Scheduled Tribe 221 108 113
Illiterate 2,816 1,095 1,721

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.8% of total population in Rettanai village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Rettanai village out of total population, 4,573 were engaged in work activities. 88.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,573 workers engaged in Main Work, 624 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,507 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,044 2,229 1,815
Cultivators 624 365 259
Agriculture Labourer 2,507 1,223 1,284
Household Industries 108 47 61
Other Workers 805 594 211
Marginal Workers 529 202 327
Non Working 3,243 1,538 1,705

Nearby Villages to Rettanai,

Below are the list of villages near Rettanai village in Tindivanam.

Village Population
Vengandur 3,893
Avayakuppam 2,814
Asur 1,716
Muppuli 783
Peramandur 4,635
Kodima 956
Nettiyur 1,323
Padamangalam 664
Singanur 3,255
Kenipattu 723

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