Vadivelkarai Population, Caste, Working Data Madurai, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011
Vadivelkarai is a village situated in Madurai South taluka of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 824 families residing in the village Vadivelkarai. The total population of Vadivelkarai is 3,085 out of which 1,547 are males and 1,538 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vadivelkarai is 994.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vadivelkarai village is 319 which is 10% of the total population. There are 157 male children and 162 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vadivelkarai is 1,032 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (994) of Vadivelkarai village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vadivelkarai is 79.4%. Thus Vadivelkarai village has higher literacy rate compared to 74.8% of Madurai district. The male literacy rate is 86.55% and the female literacy rate is 72.17% in Vadivelkarai village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Vadivelkarai village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Vadivelkarai Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Vadivelkarai village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 319 | 157 | 162 |
| Literacy | 79.39% | 86.55% | 72.17% |
| Scheduled Caste | 487 | 233 | 254 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 889 | 344 | 545 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Vadivelkarai village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Vadivelkarai village out of total population, 1,397 were engaged in work activities. 98.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,397 workers engaged in Main Work, 90 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 405 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,374 | 883 | 491 |
| Cultivators | 90 | 59 | 31 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 405 | 125 | 280 |
| Household Industries | 24 | 15 | 9 |
| Other Workers | 855 | 684 | 171 |
| Marginal Workers | 23 | 7 | 16 |
| Non Working | 1,688 | 657 | 1,031 |
Nearby Villages to Vadivelkarai,
Below are the list of villages near Vadivelkarai village in Madurai South.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Pudukulam | 1,822 |
| Tattanur | 982 |
| Sambakudi | 674 |
| Kilakuyilkudi | 2,606 |
| Erkudi | 1,435 |
| Melakuyilkudi | 1,920 |
| Achampattu | 1,712 |
| Vadapalanji | 6,590 |
| Thuvariman | 4,962 |
| Thenpalanji | 1,543 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Vadivelkarai, Madurai, Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia