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Kothanur Population - Salem, Tamil Nadu

Kothanur is a large village located in Salem Taluka of Salem district, Tamil Nadu with total 880 families residing. The Kothanur village has population of 3519 of which 1882 are males while 1637 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kothanur village population of children with age 0-6 is 414 which makes up 11.76 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kothanur village is 870 which is lower than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Kothanur as per census is 926, lower than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Kothanur village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Kothanur village was 54.49 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Kothanur Male literacy stands at 62.21 % while female literacy rate was 45.55 %.

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

Kothanur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 880 - -
Population 3,519 1,882 1,637
Child (0-6) 414 215 199
Schedule Caste 115 67 48
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 54.49 % 62.21 % 45.55 %
Total Workers 1,714 1,131 583
Main Worker 1,633 - -
Marginal Worker 81 44 37

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.27 % of total population in Kothanur village. The village Kothanur currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Kothanur village out of total population, 1714 were engaged in work activities. 95.27 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.73 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1714 workers engaged in Main Work, 104 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 302 were Agricultural labourer.