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

Karkur is a village situated in Gudiyatham taluka of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 332 families residing in the village Karkur. The total population of Karkur is 1,427 out of which 729 are males and 698 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Karkur is 957.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Karkur village is 174 which is 12% of the total population. There are 101 male children and 73 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Karkur is 723 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (957) of Karkur village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Karkur is 79.7%. Thus Karkur village has a higher literacy rate compared to 70.5% of Vellore district. The male literacy rate is 85.99% and the female literacy rate is 73.44% in Karkur village.

Population
1,427
Families
332
Literacy
79.73%
Sex Ratio
957

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

Karkur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 174 101 73
Literacy 79.73% 85.99% 73.44%
Scheduled Caste 912 453 459
Scheduled Tribe 16 7 9
Illiterate 428 189 239

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 63.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.1% of total population in Karkur village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Karkur village out of total population, 491 were engaged in work activities. 90.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 491 workers engaged in Main Work, 28 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 133 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 446 322 124
Cultivators 28 27 1
Agriculture Labourer 133 85 48
Household Industries 2 1 1
Other Workers 283 209 74
Marginal Workers 45 26 19
Non Working 936 381 555

Map of Karkur, Vellore, Tamil Nadu


Nearby Villages to Karkur, Gudiyatham

Below are the list of villages near Karkur village in Gudiyatham.

Village Population
Kothamarikuppam 439
Vasanampalli 505
Pangarishikuppam 1,206
Balur 6,147
Sembedu 1,801
Machampattu 2,294
Bojanapuram 2,964
Melkothakuppam 1,975
Chettikuppam 4,141
Rajakkal 3,419

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