Valvachagostam Population, Caste, Working Data Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Valvachagostam is a village situated in Kalkulam taluka of Kanniyakumari district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 1,468 families residing in the village Valvachagostam. The total population of Valvachagostam is 5,579 out of which 2,768 are males and 2,811 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Valvachagostam is 1,016.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Valvachagostam village is 505 which is 9% of the total population. There are 260 male children and 245 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Valvachagostam is 942 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,016) of Valvachagostam village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Valvachagostam is 93.6%. Thus Valvachagostam village has a higher literacy rate compared to 82.8% of Kanniyakumari district. The male literacy rate is 95.02% and the female literacy rate is 92.13% in Valvachagostam village.

Population
5,579
Families
1,468
Literacy
93.56%
Sex Ratio
1,016

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

Valvachagostam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 505 260 245
Literacy 93.56% 95.02% 92.13%
Scheduled Caste 19 8 11
Scheduled Tribe 6 2 4
Illiterate 832 385 447

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Valvachagostam village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Valvachagostam village out of total population, 2,175 were engaged in work activities. 79.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,175 workers engaged in Main Work, 74 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 91 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,732 1,303 429
Cultivators 74 58 16
Agriculture Labourer 91 60 31
Household Industries 45 19 26
Other Workers 1,522 1,166 356
Marginal Workers 443 217 226
Non Working 3,404 1,248 2,156

Map of Valvachagostam, Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu


Nearby Villages to Valvachagostam, Kalkulam

Below are the list of villages near Valvachagostam village in Kalkulam.

Village Population
Veeyanoor 3,009
Thackalai 9,551
Attoor 11,699
Kalkulam 6,705
Mecode 5,541
Colachel 9,836
Ponmanai 86
Thalakkulam 8,986
Surulacode 4,805
Kurunthencode 9,050

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