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

Velur is a village situated in Arcot taluka of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 459 families residing in the village Velur. The total population of Velur is 1,855 out of which 916 are males and 939 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Velur is 1,025.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Velur village is 198 which is 11% of the total population. There are 100 male children and 98 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Velur is 980 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,025) of Velur village.

Population
1,855
Families
459
Literacy
79.54%
Sex Ratio
1,025

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Velur is 79.5%. Thus Velur village has higher literacy rate compared to 70.5% of Vellore district. The male literacy rate is 88.6% and the female literacy rate is 70.75% in Velur village.

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

Velur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 198 100 98
Literacy 79.54% 88.6% 70.75%
Scheduled Caste 1,036 530 506
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 537 193 344

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 55.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Velur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Velur village out of total population, 869 were engaged in work activities. 65.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 869 workers engaged in Main Work, 148 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 188 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 568 504 64
Cultivators 148 141 7
Agriculture Labourer 188 160 28
Household Industries 4 3 1
Other Workers 228 200 28
Marginal Workers 301 33 268
Non Working 986 379 607

Nearby Villages to Velur,

Below are the list of villages near Velur village in Arcot.

Village Population
Karivedu 762
Kirambadi 634
Athithangal 984
Mulluvadi 2,205
Punnappadi 756
Mecheri 2,448
Palayanur 863
Sennaleri 778
Nambarai 2,175
Nagaleri 1,034

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