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Punganur Population - Vellore, Tamil Nadu

Punganur is a large village located in Arcot Taluka of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu with total 1303 families residing. The Punganur village has population of 5497 of which 2809 are males while 2688 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Punganur village population of children with age 0-6 is 581 which makes up 10.57 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Punganur village is 957 which is lower than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Punganur as per census is 886, lower than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Punganur village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Punganur village was 78.99 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Punganur Male literacy stands at 88.40 % while female literacy rate was 69.23 %.

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

Punganur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,303 - -
Population 5,497 2,809 2,688
Child (0-6) 581 308 273
Schedule Caste 1,137 579 558
Schedule Tribe 11 5 6
Literacy 78.99 % 88.40 % 69.23 %
Total Workers 2,763 1,714 1,049
Main Worker 2,122 - -
Marginal Worker 641 259 382

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.68 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.20 % of total population in Punganur village.

Work Profile

In Punganur village out of total population, 2763 were engaged in work activities. 76.80 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.20 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2763 workers engaged in Main Work, 655 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 807 were Agricultural labourer.