Somur Population, Caste, Working Data Karur, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Somur is a village situated in Karur taluka of Karur district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,069 families residing in the village Somur. The total population of Somur is 3,500 out of which 1,722 are males and 1,778 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Somur is 1,033.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Somur village is 301 which is 9% of the total population. There are 149 male children and 152 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Somur is 1,020 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,033) of Somur village.

Population
3,500
Families
1,069
Literacy
71.49%
Sex Ratio
1,033

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Somur is 71.5%. Thus Somur village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.3% of Karur district. The male literacy rate is 83.73% and the female literacy rate is 59.66% in Somur village.

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

Somur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 301 149 152
Literacy 71.49% 83.73% 59.66%
Scheduled Caste 1,660 799 861
Scheduled Tribe 1 0 1
Illiterate 1,213 405 808

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 47.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Somur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Somur village out of total population, 2,043 were engaged in work activities. 98.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,043 workers engaged in Main Work, 171 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,251 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,005 1,095 910
Cultivators 171 107 64
Agriculture Labourer 1,251 548 703
Household Industries 23 10 13
Other Workers 560 430 130
Marginal Workers 38 19 19
Non Working 1,457 608 849

Nearby Villages to Somur,

Below are the list of villages near Somur village in Karur.

Village Population
Achamapuram 1,653
Koyamballi 2,951
Nerur South 4,996
Manmangalam 6,068
Nerur North 5,705
Athur 5,186
Vangal 698
Andankoil 6,038
Kuppuchipalayam 8,087
Melapalayam 2,462

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