Kongankulam Population, Caste, Working Data Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011
Kongankulam is a village situated in Sivakasi taluka of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 318 families residing in the village Kongankulam. The total population of Kongankulam is 1,050 out of which 507 are males and 543 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kongankulam is 1,071.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kongankulam village is 87 which is 8% of the total population. There are 44 male children and 43 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kongankulam is 977 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,071) of Kongankulam village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kongankulam is 79%. Thus Kongankulam village has higher literacy rate compared to 72% of Virudhunagar district. The male literacy rate is 88.34% and the female literacy rate is 70.4% in Kongankulam village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kongankulam village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kongankulam Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kongankulam village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 87 | 44 | 43 |
| Literacy | 79.02% | 88.34% | 70.4% |
| Scheduled Caste | 138 | 64 | 74 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 289 | 98 | 191 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kongankulam village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kongankulam village out of total population, 595 were engaged in work activities. 99.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 595 workers engaged in Main Work, 18 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 419 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 591 | 320 | 271 |
| Cultivators | 18 | 11 | 7 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 419 | 197 | 222 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 153 | 111 | 42 |
| Marginal Workers | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Non Working | 455 | 184 | 271 |
Nearby Villages to Kongankulam,
Below are the list of villages near Kongankulam village in Sivakasi.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Edirkottai | 4,329 |
| Alangulam | 1,924 |
| Kananjampatti | 3,791 |
| Kundayiruppu | 6,812 |
| Tayilupatti | 9,684 |
| Kangaraseval | 1,627 |
| Vijayarengapuram | 2,977 |
| Vembakottai | 4,478 |
| Salvarpatti | 3,563 |
| Vijayakarisalkulam | 3,981 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kongankulam, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia