Vedalam Population, Caste, Working Data Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Vedalam is a village situated in Tirukkoyilur taluka of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 178 families residing in the village Vedalam. The total population of Vedalam is 860 out of which 418 are males and 442 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vedalam is 1,057.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vedalam village is 111 which is 13% of the total population. There are 55 male children and 56 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vedalam is 1,018 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,057) of Vedalam village.

Population
860
Families
178
Literacy
64.49%
Sex Ratio
1,057

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vedalam is 64.5%. Thus Vedalam village has higher literacy rate compared to 63.5% of Viluppuram district. The male literacy rate is 73.83% and the female literacy rate is 55.7% in Vedalam village.

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

Vedalam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 111 55 56
Literacy 64.49% 73.83% 55.7%
Scheduled Caste 555 270 285
Scheduled Tribe 58 31 27
Illiterate 377 150 227

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 64.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.7% of total population in Vedalam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Vedalam village out of total population, 410 were engaged in work activities. 98.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 410 workers engaged in Main Work, 37 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 313 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 403 232 171
Cultivators 37 24 13
Agriculture Labourer 313 174 139
Household Industries 2 1 1
Other Workers 51 33 18
Marginal Workers 7 2 5
Non Working 450 184 266

Nearby Villages to Vedalam,

Below are the list of villages near Vedalam village in Tirukkoyilur.

Village Population
Pudupalaiyam 1,834
Appanandal 1,417
Madavilagam 1,303
Pilrampattu 2,321
Sengamedu 940
Thirumalaipattu 906
Sithathur 2,536
Vellamputhur 1,678
Oduvankuppam 2,401
Arasankuppam 290

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