Vallam is a village situated in Panruti taluka of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,583 families residing in the village Vallam. The total population of Vallam is 6,309 out of which 3,234 are males and 3,075 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vallam is 951.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vallam village is 733 which is 12% of the total population. There are 389 male children and 344 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vallam is 884 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (951) of Vallam village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vallam is 71.5%. Thus Vallam village has higher literacy rate compared to 69.7% of Cuddalore district. The male literacy rate is 86.89% and the female literacy rate is 55.47% in Vallam village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Vallam village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Vallam village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 733 | 389 | 344 |
| Literacy | 71.5% | 86.89% | 55.47% |
| Scheduled Caste | 931 | 481 | 450 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 2,322 | 762 | 1,560 |
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Vallam village.
In Vallam village out of total population, 3,492 were engaged in work activities. 53.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,492 workers engaged in Main Work, 328 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,043 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,878 | 1,087 | 791 |
| Cultivators | 328 | 205 | 123 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1,043 | 426 | 617 |
| Household Industries | 22 | 19 | 3 |
| Other Workers | 485 | 437 | 48 |
| Marginal Workers | 1,614 | 689 | 925 |
| Non Working | 2,817 | 1,458 | 1,359 |
Below are the list of villages near Vallam village in Panruti.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Marungur | 6,163 |
| Nadukuppam | 2,831 |
| Vegakollai | 7,359 |
| Perperiyankuppam | 6,431 |
| Silambinathanpettai | 5,983 |
| Kilkangeyankuppam | 2,054 |
| Alagappasamudram | 3,000 |
| Melkangeyankuppam | 1,828 |
| Kilmambattu | 7,392 |
| Virasingankuppam | 3,396 |