Valanai Population, Caste, Working Data Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Valanai is a village situated in Sivaganga taluka of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 398 families residing in the village Valanai. The total population of Valanai is 1,485 out of which 728 are males and 757 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Valanai is 1,040.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Valanai village is 142 which is 10% of the total population. There are 64 male children and 78 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Valanai is 1,219 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,040) of Valanai village.

Population
1,485
Families
398
Literacy
77.29%
Sex Ratio
1,040

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Valanai is 77.3%. Thus Valanai village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.7% of Sivaganga district. The male literacy rate is 85.39% and the female literacy rate is 69.37% in Valanai village.

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

Valanai Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 142 64 78
Literacy 77.29% 85.39% 69.37%
Scheduled Caste 593 293 300
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 447 161 286

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 39.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Valanai village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Valanai village out of total population, 910 were engaged in work activities. 97.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 910 workers engaged in Main Work, 360 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 482 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 886 473 413
Cultivators 360 201 159
Agriculture Labourer 482 237 245
Household Industries 5 3 2
Other Workers 39 32 7
Marginal Workers 24 13 11
Non Working 575 242 333

Nearby Villages to Valanai,

Below are the list of villages near Valanai village in Sivaganga.

Village Population
Kalkulam 1,146
Kanjiram 1,161
Sedambal 1,603
Sakkur 1,267
Sirukanaperi 1,309
Kolanthi 564
Sembar 715
Thadiyamangalam 1,548
Periakannanur 1,268
Puliyankulam 1,016

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