Vedalam Population, Caste, Working Data Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011
Vedalam is a village situated in Tirukkoyilur taluka of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 178 families residing in the village Vedalam. The total population of Vedalam is 860 out of which 418 are males and 442 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vedalam is 1,057.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vedalam village is 111 which is 13% of the total population. There are 55 male children and 56 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vedalam is 1,018 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,057) of Vedalam village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vedalam is 64.5%. Thus Vedalam village has higher literacy rate compared to 63.5% of Viluppuram district. The male literacy rate is 73.83% and the female literacy rate is 55.7% in Vedalam village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Vedalam village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Vedalam Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Vedalam village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 111 | 55 | 56 |
| Literacy | 64.49% | 73.83% | 55.7% |
| Scheduled Caste | 555 | 270 | 285 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 58 | 31 | 27 |
| Illiterate | 377 | 150 | 227 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 64.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.7% of total population in Vedalam village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Vedalam village out of total population, 410 were engaged in work activities. 98.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 410 workers engaged in Main Work, 37 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 313 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 403 | 232 | 171 |
| Cultivators | 37 | 24 | 13 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 313 | 174 | 139 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 51 | 33 | 18 |
| Marginal Workers | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Non Working | 450 | 184 | 266 |
Nearby Villages to Vedalam,
Below are the list of villages near Vedalam village in Tirukkoyilur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Pudupalaiyam | 1,834 |
| Appanandal | 1,417 |
| Madavilagam | 1,303 |
| Pilrampattu | 2,321 |
| Sengamedu | 940 |
| Thirumalaipattu | 906 |
| Sithathur | 2,536 |
| Vellamputhur | 1,678 |
| Oduvankuppam | 2,401 |
| Arasankuppam | 290 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Vedalam, Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia