Vellar Population, Caste, Working Data Salem, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Vellar is a village situated in Mettur taluka of Salem district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 2,551 families residing in the village Vellar. The total population of Vellar is 9,745 out of which 5,079 are males and 4,666 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vellar is 919.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Vellar village is 987 which is 10% of the total population. There are 523 male children and 464 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vellar is 887 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (919) of Vellar village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vellar is 68.5%. Thus Vellar village has a higher literacy rate compared to 65.6% of Salem district. The male literacy rate is 78.09% and the female literacy rate is 58% in Vellar village.

Population
9,745
Families
2,551
Literacy
68.45%
Sex Ratio
919

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

Vellar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 987 523 464
Literacy 68.45% 78.09% 58%
Scheduled Caste 1,749 929 820
Scheduled Tribe 18 10 8
Illiterate 3,750 1,521 2,229

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Vellar village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Vellar village out of total population, 4,887 were engaged in work activities. 82.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,887 workers engaged in Main Work, 804 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,292 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,011 2,633 1,378
Cultivators 804 490 314
Agriculture Labourer 1,292 596 696
Household Industries 266 173 93
Other Workers 1,649 1,374 275
Marginal Workers 876 355 521
Non Working 4,858 2,091 2,767

Map of Vellar, Salem, Tamil Nadu


Nearby Villages to Vellar, Mettur

Below are the list of villages near Vellar village in Mettur.

Village Population
Thethigiripatti 4,991
Bukkampatti 4,140
Mallikudam 9,842
Amaram 2,164
Pallipatti 7,248
M.Kalipatti 7,520
Koonandiyur 4,099
Pottaneri 6,160
Gonur 18,766
Virudasampatti 6,545

Reference