Velur Population, Caste, Working Data Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Velur is a village situated in Ulundurpettai taluka of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,002 families residing in the village Velur. The total population of Velur is 4,643 out of which 2,396 are males and 2,247 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Velur is 938.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Velur village is 611 which is 13% of the total population. There are 321 male children and 290 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Velur is 903 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (938) of Velur village.

Population
4,643
Families
1,002
Literacy
56.7%
Sex Ratio
938

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Velur is 56.7%. Thus Velur village has lower literacy rate compared to 63.5% of Viluppuram district. The male literacy rate is 69.11% and the female literacy rate is 43.54% in Velur village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Velur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Velur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Velur village.

Total Male Female
Children 611 321 290
Literacy 56.7% 69.11% 43.54%
Scheduled Caste 985 518 467
Scheduled Tribe 55 28 27
Illiterate 2,357 962 1,395

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.2% of total population in Velur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Velur village out of total population, 2,509 were engaged in work activities. 96.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,509 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,173 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 773 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,426 1,324 1,102
Cultivators 1,173 626 547
Agriculture Labourer 773 396 377
Household Industries 14 7 7
Other Workers 466 295 171
Marginal Workers 83 34 49
Non Working 2,134 1,038 1,096

Nearby Villages to Velur,

Below are the list of villages near Velur village in Ulundurpettai.

Village Population
Koovagam 3,038
Tirunarankonri 1,017
Korattur 2,817
Ma.Kunnathur 5,372
Madampattu 1,444
Killiyur 4,941
Athipattu 1,208
Ragunathapuram 736
Arumpattu 1,758
Periyakurukkai 3,634

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