Velakalnatham Population, Caste, Working Data Vellore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Velakalnatham is a village situated in Tirupathur taluka of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,755 families residing in the village Velakalnatham. The total population of Velakalnatham is 7,280 out of which 3,710 are males and 3,570 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Velakalnatham is 962.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Velakalnatham village is 812 which is 11% of the total population. There are 406 male children and 406 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Velakalnatham is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (962) of Velakalnatham village.

Population
7,280
Families
1,755
Literacy
66.62%
Sex Ratio
962

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Velakalnatham is 66.6%. Thus Velakalnatham village has lower literacy rate compared to 70.5% of Vellore district. The male literacy rate is 75% and the female literacy rate is 57.87% in Velakalnatham village.

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

Velakalnatham Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 812 406 406
Literacy 66.62% 75% 57.87%
Scheduled Caste 359 170 189
Scheduled Tribe 50 27 23
Illiterate 2,971 1,232 1,739

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Velakalnatham village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Velakalnatham village out of total population, 3,114 were engaged in work activities. 46.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,114 workers engaged in Main Work, 191 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 311 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,445 990 455
Cultivators 191 160 31
Agriculture Labourer 311 222 89
Household Industries 268 60 208
Other Workers 675 548 127
Marginal Workers 1,669 994 675
Non Working 4,166 1,726 2,440

Nearby Villages to Velakalnatham,

Below are the list of villages near Velakalnatham village in Tirupathur.

Village Population
Bynapalli 1,083
Mandalanayanagunda 2,824
Pachoor 7,200
Gollankuttai 617
Bandarapalli 5,627
Paniyandapalli 6,389
Vettapattu 5,097
Mallapalli 6,536
Thiriyalam 9,773
Agraharam 6,707

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