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Karegoundenpalayam Population - Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Karegoundenpalayam is a large village located in Coimbatore North Taluka of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu with total 2084 families residing. The Karegoundenpalayam village has population of 7531 of which 3796 are males while 3735 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Karegoundenpalayam village population of children with age 0-6 is 656 which makes up 8.71 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Karegoundenpalayam village is 984 which is lower than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Karegoundenpalayam as per census is 802, lower than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Karegoundenpalayam village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Karegoundenpalayam village was 74.20 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Karegoundenpalayam Male literacy stands at 81.64 % while female literacy rate was 66.77 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Karegoundenpalayam 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 Karegoundenpalayam village.

Karegoundenpalayam Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 2,084 - -
Population 7,531 3,796 3,735
Child (0-6) 656 364 292
Schedule Caste 1,803 925 878
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 74.20 % 81.64 % 66.77 %
Total Workers 4,001 2,513 1,488
Main Worker 3,667 - -
Marginal Worker 334 188 146

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.94 % of total population in Karegoundenpalayam village. The village Karegoundenpalayam currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Karegoundenpalayam village out of total population, 4001 were engaged in work activities. 91.65 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.35 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4001 workers engaged in Main Work, 610 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1389 were Agricultural labourer.