Pettai Population, Caste, Working Data Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011
Pettai is a village situated in Tirunelveli taluka of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 603 families residing in the village Pettai. The total population of Pettai is 2,345 out of which 1,182 are males and 1,163 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pettai is 984.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pettai village is 238 which is 10% of the total population. There are 127 male children and 111 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pettai is 874 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (984) of Pettai village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pettai is 94.6%. Thus Pettai village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.9% of Tirunelveli district. The male literacy rate is 98.2% and the female literacy rate is 91.06% in Pettai village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Pettai village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Pettai Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Pettai village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 238 | 127 | 111 |
| Literacy | 94.64% | 98.2% | 91.06% |
| Scheduled Caste | 260 | 124 | 136 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 351 | 146 | 205 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Pettai village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Pettai village out of total population, 884 were engaged in work activities. 97.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 884 workers engaged in Main Work, 92 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 53 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 864 | 643 | 221 |
| Cultivators | 92 | 82 | 10 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 53 | 31 | 22 |
| Household Industries | 63 | 10 | 53 |
| Other Workers | 656 | 520 | 136 |
| Marginal Workers | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| Non Working | 1,461 | 529 | 932 |
Nearby Villages to Pettai,
Below are the list of villages near Pettai village in Tirunelveli.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Narasinganallur | 3,183 |
| Thenpathu | 1,766 |
| Karungadu | 686 |
| Suttamalli | 10,954 |
| Kondanagaram | 2,055 |
| Palavoor | 1,925 |
| Kodaganallur | 3,770 |
| Melkallur | 1,153 |
| Sanganhiradu | 1,518 |
| Vaduganpatti | 380 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Pettai, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia