Rajapalayam Population, Caste, Working Data Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Rajapalayam is a village situated in Rajapalayam taluka of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 756 families residing in the village Rajapalayam. The total population of Rajapalayam is 2,617 out of which 1,281 are males and 1,336 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rajapalayam is 1,043.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Rajapalayam village is 329 which is 13% of the total population. There are 172 male children and 157 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rajapalayam is 913 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,043) of Rajapalayam village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rajapalayam is 69.4%. Thus Rajapalayam village has a lower literacy rate compared to 72% of Virudhunagar district. The male literacy rate is 78.63% and the female literacy rate is 60.73% in Rajapalayam village.

Population
2,617
Families
756
Literacy
69.41%
Sex Ratio
1,043

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

Rajapalayam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 329 172 157
Literacy 69.41% 78.63% 60.73%
Scheduled Caste 1,228 599 629
Scheduled Tribe 126 61 65
Illiterate 1,029 409 620

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 46.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.8% of total population in Rajapalayam village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Rajapalayam village out of total population, 1,309 were engaged in work activities. 99.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,309 workers engaged in Main Work, 10 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 518 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,305 795 510
Cultivators 10 6 4
Agriculture Labourer 518 250 268
Household Industries 25 5 20
Other Workers 752 534 218
Marginal Workers 4 0 4
Non Working 1,308 486 822

Map of Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu


Nearby Villages to Rajapalayam, Rajapalayam

Below are the list of villages near Rajapalayam village in Rajapalayam.


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