Arungunam Population - Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu

Arungunam is a large village located in Maduranthakam Taluka of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu with total 578 families residing. The Arungunam village has population of 2129 of which 1063 are males while 1066 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Arungunam village population of children with age 0-6 is 164 which makes up 7.70 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Arungunam village is 1003 which is higher than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Arungunam as per census is 1076, higher than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Arungunam village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Arungunam village was 73.18 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Arungunam Male literacy stands at 82.62 % while female literacy rate was 63.71 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Arungunam village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Arungunam village.

Arungunam Data

Particulars	Total	Male	Female
Total No. of Houses	578	-	-
Population	2,129	1,063	1,066
Child (0-6)	164	79	85
Schedule Caste	935	475	460
Schedule Tribe	73	39	34
Literacy	73.18 %	82.62 %	63.71 %
Total Workers	1,139	646	493
Main Worker	573	-	-
Marginal Worker	566	220	346

Caste Factor

In Arungunam village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 43.92 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.43 % of total population in Arungunam village.

Work Profile

In Arungunam village out of total population, 1139 were engaged in work activities. 50.31 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 49.69 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1139 workers engaged in Main Work, 98 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 216 were Agricultural labourer.