Sekkanur Population, Caste, Working Data Vellore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011
Sekkanur is a village situated in Vellore taluka of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 935 families residing in the village Sekkanur. The total population of Sekkanur is 4,037 out of which 1,975 are males and 2,062 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sekkanur is 1,044.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sekkanur village is 445 which is 11% of the total population. There are 222 male children and 223 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sekkanur is 1,005 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,044) of Sekkanur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sekkanur is 89.3%. Thus Sekkanur village has higher literacy rate compared to 70.5% of Vellore district. The male literacy rate is 94.07% and the female literacy rate is 84.67% in Sekkanur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sekkanur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sekkanur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sekkanur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 445 | 222 | 223 |
| Literacy | 89.25% | 94.07% | 84.67% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,912 | 927 | 985 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Illiterate | 831 | 326 | 505 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 47.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Sekkanur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sekkanur village out of total population, 1,298 were engaged in work activities. 74.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,298 workers engaged in Main Work, 132 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 46 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 968 | 817 | 151 |
| Cultivators | 132 | 117 | 15 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 46 | 35 | 11 |
| Household Industries | 71 | 32 | 39 |
| Other Workers | 719 | 633 | 86 |
| Marginal Workers | 330 | 245 | 85 |
| Non Working | 2,739 | 913 | 1,826 |
Nearby Villages to Sekkanur,
Below are the list of villages near Sekkanur village in Vellore.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Budur | 4,706 |
| Kuppam | 1,341 |
| Pulimedu | 3,187 |
| Murukkeri | 819 |
| Genganallore | 5,082 |
| Ariyur | 5,002 |
| Vaniyambadi | 4,475 |
| Edayansathu | 4,566 |
| Odiyathur | 3,107 |
| Balamadai | 2,004 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sekkanur, Vellore, Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia