Tenpalai Population, Caste, Working Data Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Tenpalai is a village situated in Gingee taluka of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 690 families residing in the village Tenpalai. The total population of Tenpalai is 2,814 out of which 1,374 are males and 1,440 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tenpalai is 1,048.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Tenpalai village is 294 which is 10% of the total population. There are 155 male children and 139 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tenpalai is 897 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,048) of Tenpalai village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tenpalai is 71.5%. Thus Tenpalai village has a higher literacy rate compared to 63.5% of Viluppuram district. The male literacy rate is 84.09% and the female literacy rate is 59.65% in Tenpalai village.

Population
2,814
Families
690
Literacy
71.47%
Sex Ratio
1,048

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

Tenpalai Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 294 155 139
Literacy 71.47% 84.09% 59.65%
Scheduled Caste 613 293 320
Scheduled Tribe 83 43 40
Illiterate 1,013 349 664

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.9% of total population in Tenpalai village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Tenpalai village out of total population, 1,705 were engaged in work activities. 77.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,705 workers engaged in Main Work, 963 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 204 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,326 696 630
Cultivators 963 476 487
Agriculture Labourer 204 105 99
Household Industries 12 6 6
Other Workers 147 109 38
Marginal Workers 379 178 201
Non Working 1,109 500 609

Map of Tenpalai, Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu


Nearby Villages to Tenpalai, Gingee

Below are the list of villages near Tenpalai village in Gingee.

Village Population
Alampundi 5,268
Chokkanandal 1,282
Sevalapurai 4,690
Kalathambattu 1,207
Melacheri 2,681
Melarangunam 1,210
Vanakkambadi 867
Melathipattu 2,623
Chellapiratti 975
Kuzhapalur 1,073

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