Vaikuntam Population, Caste, Working Data Salem, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Vaikuntam is a village situated in Sankari taluka of Salem district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,114 families residing in the village Vaikuntam. The total population of Vaikuntam is 7,654 out of which 3,960 are males and 3,694 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vaikuntam is 933.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vaikuntam village is 692 which is 9% of the total population. There are 384 male children and 308 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vaikuntam is 802 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (933) of Vaikuntam village.

Population
7,654
Families
2,114
Literacy
64.87%
Sex Ratio
933

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vaikuntam is 64.9%. Thus Vaikuntam village has lower literacy rate compared to 65.6% of Salem district. The male literacy rate is 74.66% and the female literacy rate is 54.52% in Vaikuntam village.

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

Vaikuntam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 692 384 308
Literacy 64.87% 74.66% 54.52%
Scheduled Caste 1,096 553 543
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 3,138 1,290 1,848

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Vaikuntam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Vaikuntam village out of total population, 4,290 were engaged in work activities. 87.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,290 workers engaged in Main Work, 549 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,730 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,759 2,207 1,552
Cultivators 549 333 216
Agriculture Labourer 1,730 828 902
Household Industries 286 140 146
Other Workers 1,194 906 288
Marginal Workers 531 257 274
Non Working 3,364 1,496 1,868

Nearby Villages to Vaikuntam,

Below are the list of villages near Vaikuntam village in Sankari.

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