Periyapagandai Population, Caste, Working Data Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011
Periyapagandai is a village situated in Sankarapuram taluka of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 341 families residing in the village Periyapagandai. The total population of Periyapagandai is 1,547 out of which 778 are males and 769 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Periyapagandai is 988.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Periyapagandai village is 173 which is 11% of the total population. There are 85 male children and 88 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Periyapagandai is 1,035 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (988) of Periyapagandai village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Periyapagandai is 73.4%. Thus Periyapagandai village has higher literacy rate compared to 63.5% of Viluppuram district. The male literacy rate is 83.12% and the female literacy rate is 63.44% in Periyapagandai village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Periyapagandai village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Periyapagandai Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Periyapagandai village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 173 | 85 | 88 |
| Literacy | 73.36% | 83.12% | 63.44% |
| Scheduled Caste | 902 | 471 | 431 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 539 | 202 | 337 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 58.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Periyapagandai village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Periyapagandai village out of total population, 873 were engaged in work activities. 81.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 873 workers engaged in Main Work, 169 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 382 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 711 | 447 | 264 |
| Cultivators | 169 | 147 | 22 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 382 | 257 | 125 |
| Household Industries | 109 | 5 | 104 |
| Other Workers | 51 | 38 | 13 |
| Marginal Workers | 162 | 60 | 102 |
| Non Working | 674 | 271 | 403 |
Nearby Villages to Periyapagandai,
Below are the list of villages near Periyapagandai village in Sankarapuram.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Yal | 1,546 |
| Maiyanur | 3,242 |
| Porppalampattu | 869 |
| Arasarambattu | 681 |
| Aviriyur | 1,750 |
| Viriyur | 6,354 |
| La-Gudalur | 5,590 |
| Sellakkakuppam | 45 |
| Marur | 3,621 |
| Timmanandal | 288 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Periyapagandai, Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia