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

Palur is a village situated in Ambur taluka of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 1,003 families residing in the village Palur. The total population of Palur is 4,100 out of which 2,105 are males and 1,995 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palur is 948.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Palur village is 494 which is 12% of the total population. There are 278 male children and 216 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palur is 777 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (948) of Palur village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palur is 68.7%. Thus Palur village has a lower literacy rate compared to 70.5% of Vellore district. The male literacy rate is 76.35% and the female literacy rate is 60.88% in Palur village.

Population
4,100
Families
1,003
Literacy
68.72%
Sex Ratio
948

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

Palur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 494 278 216
Literacy 68.72% 76.35% 60.88%
Scheduled Caste 1,161 582 579
Scheduled Tribe 77 41 36
Illiterate 1,622 710 912

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.9% of total population in Palur village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palur village out of total population, 1,790 were engaged in work activities. 78.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,790 workers engaged in Main Work, 245 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 556 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,410 968 442
Cultivators 245 158 87
Agriculture Labourer 556 373 183
Household Industries 39 22 17
Other Workers 570 415 155
Marginal Workers 380 228 152
Non Working 2,310 909 1,401

Map of Palur, Vellore, Tamil Nadu


Nearby Villages to Palur, Ambur

Below are the list of villages near Palur village in Ambur.

Village Population
Pallikuppam 2,229
Thirumalaikuppam 1,338
Gollamangalam 2,515
Kommeswaram 533
Agaramcheri 5,885
Somalapuram 2,377
Koothambakkam 1,881
Bavaravuthampattadai 707
Madanur 3,428
Aiyathambattu 1,855

Reference