Oddapalayam Population, Caste, Working Data Erode, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Oddapalayam is a village situated in Bhavani taluka of Erode district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,022 families residing in the village Oddapalayam. The total population of Oddapalayam is 3,796 out of which 1,966 are males and 1,830 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Oddapalayam is 931.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Oddapalayam village is 379 which is 10% of the total population. There are 203 male children and 176 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Oddapalayam is 867 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (931) of Oddapalayam village.

Population
3,796
Families
1,022
Literacy
58.79%
Sex Ratio
931

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Oddapalayam is 58.8%. Thus Oddapalayam village has lower literacy rate compared to 66.3% of Erode district. The male literacy rate is 69.48% and the female literacy rate is 47.4% in Oddapalayam village.

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

Oddapalayam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 379 203 176
Literacy 58.79% 69.48% 47.4%
Scheduled Caste 536 270 266
Scheduled Tribe 97 47 50
Illiterate 1,787 741 1,046

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.6% of total population in Oddapalayam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Oddapalayam village out of total population, 2,274 were engaged in work activities. 97.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,274 workers engaged in Main Work, 184 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,485 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,225 1,232 993
Cultivators 184 139 45
Agriculture Labourer 1,485 735 750
Household Industries 186 45 141
Other Workers 370 313 57
Marginal Workers 49 17 32
Non Working 1,522 717 805

Nearby Villages to Oddapalayam,

Below are the list of villages near Oddapalayam village in Bhavani.

Village Population
Patlur 8,361
Paruvachi 9,052
Mukasipudur 3,057
Vembathi 11,708
Attavanaipudur 2,188
Moongilpatti 3,555
Kannapalli 5,958
Kilwani 2,212
Illippili 10,377
Kuthampoondi 2,422

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