Pettai Population, Caste, Working Data Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Pettai is a village situated in Tirunelveli taluka of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 603 families residing in the village Pettai. The total population of Pettai is 2,345 out of which 1,182 are males and 1,163 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pettai is 984.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Pettai village is 238 which is 10% of the total population. There are 127 male children and 111 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pettai is 874 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (984) of Pettai village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pettai is 94.6%. Thus Pettai village has a higher literacy rate compared to 73.9% of Tirunelveli district. The male literacy rate is 98.2% and the female literacy rate is 91.06% in Pettai village.

Population
2,345
Families
603
Literacy
94.64%
Sex Ratio
984

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

Pettai Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 238 127 111
Literacy 94.64% 98.2% 91.06%
Scheduled Caste 260 124 136
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 351 146 205

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Pettai village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pettai village out of total population, 884 were engaged in work activities. 97.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 884 workers engaged in Main Work, 92 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 53 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 864 643 221
Cultivators 92 82 10
Agriculture Labourer 53 31 22
Household Industries 63 10 53
Other Workers 656 520 136
Marginal Workers 20 10 10
Non Working 1,461 529 932

Map of Pettai, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu


Nearby Villages to Pettai, Tirunelveli

Below are the list of villages near Pettai village in Tirunelveli.

Village Population
Narasinganallur 3,183
Thenpathu 1,766
Karungadu 686
Suttamalli 10,954
Kondanagaram 2,055
Palavoor 1,925
Kodaganallur 3,770
Melkallur 1,153
Sanganhiradu 1,518
Vaduganpatti 380

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