Thenpalanji Population, Caste, Working Data Madurai, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011
Thenpalanji is a village situated in Madurai South taluka of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 431 families residing in the village Thenpalanji. The total population of Thenpalanji is 1,543 out of which 759 are males and 784 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Thenpalanji is 1,033.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Thenpalanji village is 166 which is 11% of the total population. There are 80 male children and 86 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Thenpalanji is 1,075 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,033) of Thenpalanji village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Thenpalanji is 68.8%. Thus Thenpalanji village has lower literacy rate compared to 74.8% of Madurai district. The male literacy rate is 77.17% and the female literacy rate is 60.6% in Thenpalanji village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Thenpalanji village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Thenpalanji Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Thenpalanji village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 166 | 80 | 86 |
| Literacy | 68.77% | 77.17% | 60.6% |
| Scheduled Caste | 254 | 124 | 130 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 596 | 235 | 361 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Thenpalanji village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Thenpalanji village out of total population, 974 were engaged in work activities. 44.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 55.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 974 workers engaged in Main Work, 24 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 104 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 435 | 285 | 150 |
| Cultivators | 24 | 13 | 11 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 104 | 52 | 52 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 305 | 219 | 86 |
| Marginal Workers | 539 | 195 | 344 |
| Non Working | 569 | 279 | 290 |
Nearby Villages to Thenpalanji,
Below are the list of villages near Thenpalanji village in Madurai South.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Vadapalanji | 6,590 |
| Melakuyilkudi | 1,920 |
| sakkilipatti | 1,557 |
| Kilakuyilkudi | 2,606 |
| Vedarpuliankulam | 2,639 |
| Tattanur | 982 |
| Thoppur | 3,139 |
| Vadivelkarai | 3,085 |
| Chinthamani | 5,070 |
| Pudukulam | 1,822 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Thenpalanji, Madurai, Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia