Punnam Population, Caste, Working Data Erode, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Punnam is a village situated in Bhavani taluka of Erode district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 1,592 families residing in the village Punnam. The total population of Punnam is 5,679 out of which 2,920 are males and 2,759 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Punnam is 945.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Punnam village is 616 which is 11% of the total population. There are 315 male children and 301 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Punnam is 956 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (945) of Punnam village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Punnam is 54.9%. Thus Punnam village has a lower literacy rate compared to 66.3% of Erode district. The male literacy rate is 65.11% and the female literacy rate is 44.14% in Punnam village.

Population
5,679
Families
1,592
Literacy
54.93%
Sex Ratio
945

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

Punnam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 616 315 301
Literacy 54.93% 65.11% 44.14%
Scheduled Caste 607 299 308
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,898 1,224 1,674

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Punnam village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Punnam village out of total population, 3,595 were engaged in work activities. 96.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,595 workers engaged in Main Work, 375 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,068 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,457 1,934 1,523
Cultivators 375 203 172
Agriculture Labourer 2,068 1,060 1,008
Household Industries 294 134 160
Other Workers 720 537 183
Marginal Workers 138 49 89
Non Working 2,084 937 1,147

Map of Punnam, Erode, Tamil Nadu


Nearby Villages to Punnam, Bhavani

Below are the list of villages near Punnam village in Bhavani.

Village Population
Kuthampoondi 2,422
Mylambadi 8,189
Kilwani 2,212
Kalpavi 2,594
Moongilpatti 3,555
Kurichi 11,763
Vembathi 11,708
Poonachi 3,224
Paruvachi 9,052
Boothapadi 3,515

Reference