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Orappam Population - Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu

Orappam is a large village located in Krishnagiri Taluka of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu with total 1549 families residing. The Orappam village has population of 6796 of which 3378 are males while 3418 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Orappam village population of children with age 0-6 is 737 which makes up 10.84 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Orappam village is 1012 which is higher than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Orappam as per census is 890, lower than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Orappam village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Orappam village was 71.60 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Orappam Male literacy stands at 79.82 % while female literacy rate was 63.59 %.

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

Orappam Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,549 - -
Population 6,796 3,378 3,418
Child (0-6) 737 390 347
Schedule Caste 779 370 409
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 71.60 % 79.82 % 63.59 %
Total Workers 2,719 1,707 1,012
Main Worker 2,269 - -
Marginal Worker 450 236 214

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.46 % of total population in Orappam village. The village Orappam currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Orappam village out of total population, 2719 were engaged in work activities. 83.45 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.55 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2719 workers engaged in Main Work, 414 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1027 were Agricultural labourer.