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Palapatti Population - Salem, Tamil Nadu

Palapatti is a medium size village located in Vazhapadi Taluka of Salem district, Tamil Nadu with total 405 families residing. The Palapatti village has population of 1547 of which 800 are males while 747 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Palapatti village population of children with age 0-6 is 147 which makes up 9.50 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Palapatti village is 934 which is lower than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Palapatti as per census is 986, higher than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Palapatti village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Palapatti village was 71.29 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Palapatti Male literacy stands at 77.69 % while female literacy rate was 64.39 %.

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

Palapatti Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 405 - -
Population 1,547 800 747
Child (0-6) 147 74 73
Schedule Caste 231 125 106
Schedule Tribe 7 2 5
Literacy 71.29 % 77.69 % 64.39 %
Total Workers 687 488 199
Main Worker 669 - -
Marginal Worker 18 8 10

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.93 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.45 % of total population in Palapatti village.

Work Profile

In Palapatti village out of total population, 687 were engaged in work activities. 97.38 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.62 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 687 workers engaged in Main Work, 156 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 272 were Agricultural labourer.