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

Vellaiyur is a village situated in Gangavalli taluka of Salem district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 819 families residing in the village Vellaiyur. The total population of Vellaiyur is 3,139 out of which 1,622 are males and 1,517 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vellaiyur is 935.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vellaiyur village is 277 which is 9% of the total population. There are 149 male children and 128 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vellaiyur is 859 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (935) of Vellaiyur village.

Population
3,139
Families
819
Literacy
67.99%
Sex Ratio
935

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vellaiyur is 68%. Thus Vellaiyur village has higher literacy rate compared to 65.6% of Salem district. The male literacy rate is 78% and the female literacy rate is 57.38% in Vellaiyur village.

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

Vellaiyur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 277 149 128
Literacy 67.99% 78% 57.38%
Scheduled Caste 738 385 353
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,193 473 720

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Vellaiyur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Vellaiyur village out of total population, 1,859 were engaged in work activities. 83.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,859 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,048 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 372 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,557 816 741
Cultivators 1,048 538 510
Agriculture Labourer 372 171 201
Household Industries 9 3 6
Other Workers 128 104 24
Marginal Workers 302 133 169
Non Working 1,280 673 607

Nearby Villages to Vellaiyur,

Below are the list of villages near Vellaiyur village in Gangavalli.

Village Population
Puliamkurichi 3,643
Iluppanatham 1,929
Veppampoondi 2,999
Nattar Agraharam 238
Naduvalur 7,775
Anaiyampatty 5,801
Othiyathur 3,465
Kadambur 6,504
Ulipuram 7,820
Nagiampatty 7,420

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