Vadugapalayam Population, Caste, Working Data Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Vadugapalayam is a village situated in Ariyalur taluka of Ariyalur district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 735 families residing in the village Vadugapalayam. The total population of Vadugapalayam is 2,682 out of which 1,346 are males and 1,336 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vadugapalayam is 993.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vadugapalayam village is 332 which is 12% of the total population. There are 178 male children and 154 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vadugapalayam is 865 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (993) of Vadugapalayam village.

Population
2,682
Families
735
Literacy
66.89%
Sex Ratio
993

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vadugapalayam is 66.9%. Thus Vadugapalayam village has higher literacy rate compared to 63.7% of Ariyalur district. The male literacy rate is 80.22% and the female literacy rate is 53.72% in Vadugapalayam village.

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

Vadugapalayam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 332 178 154
Literacy 66.89% 80.22% 53.72%
Scheduled Caste 486 233 253
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,110 409 701

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Vadugapalayam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Vadugapalayam village out of total population, 1,230 were engaged in work activities. 64.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,230 workers engaged in Main Work, 363 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 272 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 795 572 223
Cultivators 363 302 61
Agriculture Labourer 272 144 128
Household Industries 2 0 2
Other Workers 158 126 32
Marginal Workers 435 159 276
Non Working 1,452 615 837

Nearby Villages to Vadugapalayam,

Below are the list of villages near Vadugapalayam village in Ariyalur.

Village Population
Thirumanur 6,520
Vilupanankurichi 2,056
Manjamedu 2,227
Sullangudi 2,983
Annimangalam 3,262
Elakurichi 6,008
Kandiratheertham 3,720
Alagiyamanavalam 3,514
Thirumazhapadi 2,849
Kulamanickam 4,074

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