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

Poykkunam is a village situated in Sankarapuram taluka of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 630 families residing in the village Poykkunam. The total population of Poykkunam is 2,736 out of which 1,362 are males and 1,374 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Poykkunam is 1,009.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Poykkunam village is 333 which is 12% of the total population. There are 174 male children and 159 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Poykkunam is 914 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,009) of Poykkunam village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Poykkunam is 65.6%. Thus Poykkunam village has a higher literacy rate compared to 63.5% of Viluppuram district. The male literacy rate is 74.83% and the female literacy rate is 56.54% in Poykkunam village.

Population
2,736
Families
630
Literacy
65.58%
Sex Ratio
1,009

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

Poykkunam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 333 174 159
Literacy 65.58% 74.83% 56.54%
Scheduled Caste 1,287 626 661
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,160 473 687

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 47% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Poykkunam village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Poykkunam village out of total population, 1,547 were engaged in work activities. 92.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,547 workers engaged in Main Work, 259 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 845 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,433 802 631
Cultivators 259 196 63
Agriculture Labourer 845 381 464
Household Industries 9 7 2
Other Workers 320 218 102
Marginal Workers 114 55 59
Non Working 1,189 505 684

Map of Poykkunam, Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu


Nearby Villages to Poykkunam, Sankarapuram

Below are the list of villages near Poykkunam village in Sankarapuram.

Village Population
Vadasiruvalur 3,081
Karuvelampadi 1,561
Kidangudaiyambattu 635
Nochchimedu 632
Arur 1,555
Mavadipattu 1,134
Timmanandal 288
Kariyalur 1,642
Sellakkakuppam 45
Mozhipattu 877

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