Cherangode Population, Caste, Working Data The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Cherangode is a village situated in Panthalur taluka of The Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 8,552 families residing in the village Cherangode. The total population of Cherangode is 33,506 out of which 16,475 are males and 17,031 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Cherangode is 1,034.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Cherangode village is 3156 which is 9% of the total population. There are 1578 male children and 1578 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Cherangode is 1,000 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,034) of Cherangode village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Cherangode is 86.8%. Thus Cherangode village has a higher literacy rate compared to 77.5% of The Nilgiris district. The male literacy rate is 92.9% and the female literacy rate is 80.96% in Cherangode village.

Population
33,506
Families
8,552
Literacy
86.82%
Sex Ratio
1,034

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

Cherangode Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,156 1,578 1,578
Literacy 86.82% 92.9% 80.96%
Scheduled Caste 15,115 7,511 7,604
Scheduled Tribe 2,200 1,076 1,124
Illiterate 7,155 2,635 4,520

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 45.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.6% of total population in Cherangode village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Cherangode village out of total population, 15,314 were engaged in work activities. 81.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 15,314 workers engaged in Main Work, 761 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,090 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 12,440 7,461 4,979
Cultivators 761 585 176
Agriculture Labourer 2,090 1,132 958
Household Industries 228 133 95
Other Workers 9,361 5,611 3,750
Marginal Workers 2,874 1,565 1,309
Non Working 18,192 7,449 10,743

Map of Cherangode, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu


Nearby Villages to Cherangode, Panthalur

Below are the list of villages near Cherangode village in Panthalur.

Village Population
Nelliyalam 21,836
Munnanad 10,304
Erumad 15,695

Reference