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Okkur Population - Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu

Okkur is a large village located in Sivaganga Taluka of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu with total 1324 families residing. The Okkur village has population of 4782 of which 2307 are males while 2475 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Okkur village population of children with age 0-6 is 613 which makes up 12.82 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Okkur village is 1073 which is higher than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Okkur as per census is 934, lower than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Okkur village has higher literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Okkur village was 82.49 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Okkur Male literacy stands at 89.65 % while female literacy rate was 75.95 %.

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

Okkur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,324 - -
Population 4,782 2,307 2,475
Child (0-6) 613 317 296
Schedule Caste 543 257 286
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 82.49 % 89.65 % 75.95 %
Total Workers 2,179 1,242 937
Main Worker 1,482 - -
Marginal Worker 697 303 394

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.36 % of total population in Okkur village. The village Okkur currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Okkur village out of total population, 2179 were engaged in work activities. 68.01 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.99 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2179 workers engaged in Main Work, 235 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 684 were Agricultural labourer.