Vechalam Population, Caste, Working Data Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011

Vechalam is a village situated in Devarapalle mandal of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 632 families residing in the village Vechalam. The total population of Vechalam is 2,307 out of which 1,166 are males and 1,141 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vechalam is 979.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vechalam village is 227 which is 10% of the total population. There are 130 male children and 97 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vechalam is 746 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (979) of Vechalam village.

Population
2,307
Families
632
Literacy
64.28%
Sex Ratio
979

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vechalam is 64.3%. Thus Vechalam village has higher literacy rate compared to 59.9% of Visakhapatnam district. The male literacy rate is 74.71% and the female literacy rate is 53.93% in Vechalam village.

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

Vechalam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 227 130 97
Literacy 64.28% 74.71% 53.93%
Scheduled Caste 221 105 116
Scheduled Tribe 5 3 2
Illiterate 970 392 578

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Vechalam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Vechalam village out of total population, 1,125 were engaged in work activities. 78.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,125 workers engaged in Main Work, 339 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 300 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 881 546 335
Cultivators 339 222 117
Agriculture Labourer 300 153 147
Household Industries 15 12 3
Other Workers 227 159 68
Marginal Workers 244 131 113
Non Working 1,182 489 693

Nearby Villages to Vechalam,

Below are the list of villages near Vechalam village in Devarapalle.

Village Population
Narasimha Gajapathinagaram 902
Mamidipalle 1,458
Alamanda 3,012
Thimiram 1,480
Taruva 1,310
Kaligotla 2,500
Vakapalle 1,978
Boilakintada 2,070
Venkatarajupuram 1,394
Mulakalapalle 1,578

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