Kottaiyur Population, Caste, Working Data Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011
Kottaiyur is a village situated in Kallakkurichi taluka of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 396 families residing in the village Kottaiyur. The total population of Kottaiyur is 1,698 out of which 859 are males and 839 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kottaiyur is 977.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kottaiyur village is 219 which is 13% of the total population. There are 118 male children and 101 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kottaiyur is 856 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (977) of Kottaiyur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kottaiyur is 61.9%. Thus Kottaiyur village has a lower literacy rate compared to 63.5% of Viluppuram district. The male literacy rate is 69.23% and the female literacy rate is 54.47% in Kottaiyur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kottaiyur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kottaiyur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kottaiyur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 219 | 118 | 101 |
| Literacy | 61.87% | 69.23% | 54.47% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,034 | 517 | 517 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 783 | 346 | 437 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 60.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kottaiyur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kottaiyur village out of total population, 791 were engaged in work activities. 96.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 791 workers engaged in Main Work, 383 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 225 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 763 | 476 | 287 |
| Cultivators | 383 | 305 | 78 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 225 | 45 | 180 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 154 | 126 | 28 |
| Marginal Workers | 28 | 17 | 11 |
| Non Working | 907 | 366 | 541 |
Map of Kottaiyur, Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu
Nearby Villages to Kottaiyur, Kallakkurichi
Below are the list of villages near Kottaiyur village in Kallakkurichi.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Ninnaiyur | 1,835 |
| Chittathur | 1,046 |
| Somanathapuram | 817 |
| Gurupeedapuram | 1,479 |
| Kudiyanallur | 2,422 |
| Koondalur | 627 |
| Vengaivadi | 1,775 |
| Kachakudi | 973 |
| Vedapoondi | 801 |
| Eranji | 1,357 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kottaiyur, Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia