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Desavilakku Population - Salem, Tamil Nadu

Desavilakku is a large village located in Omalur Taluka of Salem district, Tamil Nadu with total 4384 families residing. The Desavilakku village has population of 19188 of which 10317 are males while 8871 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Desavilakku village population of children with age 0-6 is 2351 which makes up 12.25 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Desavilakku village is 860 which is lower than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Desavilakku as per census is 828, lower than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Desavilakku village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Desavilakku village was 54.34 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Desavilakku Male literacy stands at 62.76 % while female literacy rate was 44.59 %.

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

Desavilakku Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 4,384 - -
Population 19,188 10,317 8,871
Child (0-6) 2,351 1,286 1,065
Schedule Caste 670 353 317
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 54.34 % 62.76 % 44.59 %
Total Workers 9,906 6,181 3,725
Main Worker 9,413 - -
Marginal Worker 493 194 299

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.49 % of total population in Desavilakku village. The village Desavilakku currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Desavilakku village out of total population, 9906 were engaged in work activities. 95.02 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.98 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9906 workers engaged in Main Work, 1837 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2346 were Agricultural labourer.