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Vellakal Population - Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Vellakal is a large village located in Veerakeralamputhur Taluka of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu with total 2300 families residing. The Vellakal village has population of 8363 of which 4107 are males while 4256 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Vellakal village population of children with age 0-6 is 963 which makes up 11.52 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Vellakal village is 1036 which is higher than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Vellakal as per census is 907, lower than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Vellakal village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Vellakal village was 72.59 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Vellakal Male literacy stands at 83.15 % while female literacy rate was 62.59 %.

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

Vellakal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 2,300 - -
Population 8,363 4,107 4,256
Child (0-6) 963 505 458
Schedule Caste 2,756 1,367 1,389
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 72.59 % 83.15 % 62.59 %
Total Workers 4,896 2,520 2,376
Main Worker 4,388 - -
Marginal Worker 508 222 286

Caste Factor

Vellakal village of Tirunelveli has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.95 % of total population in Vellakal village. The village Vellakal currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Vellakal village out of total population, 4896 were engaged in work activities. 89.62 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.38 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4896 workers engaged in Main Work, 645 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1761 were Agricultural labourer.