Kosappadi Population, Caste, Working Data Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011
Kosappadi is a village situated in Sankarapuram taluka of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 589 families residing in the village Kosappadi. The total population of Kosappadi is 2,736 out of which 1,410 are males and 1,326 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kosappadi is 940.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kosappadi village is 312 which is 11% of the total population. There are 170 male children and 142 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kosappadi is 835 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (940) of Kosappadi village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kosappadi is 65.6%. Thus Kosappadi village has higher literacy rate compared to 63.5% of Viluppuram district. The male literacy rate is 77.18% and the female literacy rate is 53.55% in Kosappadi village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kosappadi village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kosappadi Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kosappadi village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 312 | 170 | 142 |
| Literacy | 65.64% | 77.18% | 53.55% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,249 | 640 | 609 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 1,145 | 453 | 692 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 45.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Kosappadi village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kosappadi village out of total population, 1,544 were engaged in work activities. 65.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,544 workers engaged in Main Work, 241 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 616 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,009 | 616 | 393 |
| Cultivators | 241 | 168 | 73 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 616 | 330 | 286 |
| Household Industries | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Other Workers | 137 | 109 | 28 |
| Marginal Workers | 535 | 205 | 330 |
| Non Working | 1,192 | 589 | 603 |
Nearby Villages to Kosappadi,
Below are the list of villages near Kosappadi village in Sankarapuram.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Kallipattu | 2,558 |
| Sembarampattu | 2,475 |
| Mottaiyanur | 774 |
| Thyagarajapuram | 2,434 |
| Erukkambattu | 629 |
| Soundarevallipalayam | 2,947 |
| Innadu | 983 |
| Devapandalam | 5,775 |
| Melathukkuli | 530 |
| Agraharapandalam | 2,633 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kosappadi, Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia