Vellakarai Population, Caste, Working Data Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Vellakarai is a village situated in Cuddalore taluka of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,127 families residing in the village Vellakarai. The total population of Vellakarai is 8,658 out of which 4,334 are males and 4,324 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vellakarai is 998.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vellakarai village is 1014 which is 12% of the total population. There are 528 male children and 486 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vellakarai is 920 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (998) of Vellakarai village.

Population
8,658
Families
2,127
Literacy
73.91%
Sex Ratio
998

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vellakarai is 73.9%. Thus Vellakarai village has higher literacy rate compared to 69.7% of Cuddalore district. The male literacy rate is 83.79% and the female literacy rate is 64.12% in Vellakarai village.

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

Vellakarai Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,014 528 486
Literacy 73.91% 83.79% 64.12%
Scheduled Caste 1,320 675 645
Scheduled Tribe 182 85 97
Illiterate 3,008 1,145 1,863

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.1% of total population in Vellakarai village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Vellakarai village out of total population, 4,854 were engaged in work activities. 56.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,854 workers engaged in Main Work, 781 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,460 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,736 1,549 1,187
Cultivators 781 439 342
Agriculture Labourer 1,460 761 699
Household Industries 152 107 45
Other Workers 343 242 101
Marginal Workers 2,118 983 1,135
Non Working 3,804 1,802 2,002

Nearby Villages to Vellakarai,

Below are the list of villages near Vellakarai village in Cuddalore.

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