Tenpalai Population, Caste, Working Data Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011
Tenpalai is a village situated in Gingee taluka of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 690 families residing in the village Tenpalai. The total population of Tenpalai is 2,814 out of which 1,374 are males and 1,440 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tenpalai is 1,048.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tenpalai village is 294 which is 10% of the total population. There are 155 male children and 139 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tenpalai is 897 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,048) of Tenpalai village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tenpalai is 71.5%. Thus Tenpalai village has higher literacy rate compared to 63.5% of Viluppuram district. The male literacy rate is 84.09% and the female literacy rate is 59.65% in Tenpalai village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Tenpalai village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Tenpalai Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Tenpalai village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 294 | 155 | 139 |
| Literacy | 71.47% | 84.09% | 59.65% |
| Scheduled Caste | 613 | 293 | 320 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 83 | 43 | 40 |
| Illiterate | 1,013 | 349 | 664 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.9% of total population in Tenpalai village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Tenpalai village out of total population, 1,705 were engaged in work activities. 77.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,705 workers engaged in Main Work, 963 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 204 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,326 | 696 | 630 |
| Cultivators | 963 | 476 | 487 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 204 | 105 | 99 |
| Household Industries | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| Other Workers | 147 | 109 | 38 |
| Marginal Workers | 379 | 178 | 201 |
| Non Working | 1,109 | 500 | 609 |
Nearby Villages to Tenpalai,
Below are the list of villages near Tenpalai village in Gingee.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Alampundi | 5,268 |
| Chokkanandal | 1,282 |
| Sevalapurai | 4,690 |
| Kalathambattu | 1,207 |
| Melacheri | 2,681 |
| Melarangunam | 1,210 |
| Vanakkambadi | 867 |
| Melathipattu | 2,623 |
| Chellapiratti | 975 |
| Kuzhapalur | 1,073 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Tenpalai, Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia