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Vellegoundan Palayam Population - Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu

Vellegoundan Palayam is a large village located in Dharmapuri Taluka of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu with total 552 families residing. The Vellegoundan Palayam village has population of 2197 of which 1131 are males while 1066 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Vellegoundan Palayam village population of children with age 0-6 is 275 which makes up 12.52 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Vellegoundan Palayam village is 943 which is lower than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Vellegoundan Palayam as per census is 1007, higher than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Vellegoundan Palayam village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Vellegoundan Palayam village was 67.79 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Vellegoundan Palayam Male literacy stands at 76.06 % while female literacy rate was 58.94 %.

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

Vellegoundan Palayam Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 552 - -
Population 2,197 1,131 1,066
Child (0-6) 275 137 138
Schedule Caste 74 39 35
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 67.79 % 76.06 % 58.94 %
Total Workers 962 692 270
Main Worker 785 - -
Marginal Worker 177 75 102

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.37 % of total population in Vellegoundan Palayam village. The village Vellegoundan Palayam currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Vellegoundan Palayam village out of total population, 962 were engaged in work activities. 81.60 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.40 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 962 workers engaged in Main Work, 71 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 83 were Agricultural labourer.