Vadakkumelur Population, Caste, Working Data Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Vadakkumelur is a village situated in Kurinjipadi taluka of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,551 families residing in the village Vadakkumelur. The total population of Vadakkumelur is 6,132 out of which 3,076 are males and 3,056 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vadakkumelur is 993.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vadakkumelur village is 645 which is 11% of the total population. There are 331 male children and 314 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vadakkumelur is 949 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (993) of Vadakkumelur village.

Population
6,132
Families
1,551
Literacy
78.49%
Sex Ratio
993

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vadakkumelur is 78.5%. Thus Vadakkumelur village has higher literacy rate compared to 69.7% of Cuddalore district. The male literacy rate is 87.54% and the female literacy rate is 69.44% in Vadakkumelur village.

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

Vadakkumelur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 645 331 314
Literacy 78.49% 87.54% 69.44%
Scheduled Caste 1,721 854 867
Scheduled Tribe 2 0 2
Illiterate 1,825 673 1,152

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Vadakkumelur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Vadakkumelur village out of total population, 2,187 were engaged in work activities. 54.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,187 workers engaged in Main Work, 49 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 124 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,192 1,017 175
Cultivators 49 43 6
Agriculture Labourer 124 107 17
Household Industries 27 21 6
Other Workers 992 846 146
Marginal Workers 995 609 386
Non Working 3,945 1,450 2,495

Nearby Villages to Vadakkumelur,

Below are the list of villages near Vadakkumelur village in Kurinjipadi.

Village Population
Vadakuthu 21,236
Veludayanpattu 1,296
Kilur 6,314
Perumathur 2,138
Annadanampettai 1,599
Vanadirayapuram 1,231
Poiganatham 631
Tenkuthu 4,472
Vengadampettai 4,993
Valudambattu 8,900

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