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Puduppalayam Population - Salem, Tamil Nadu

Puduppalayam is a large village located in Edappadi Taluka of Salem district, Tamil Nadu with total 1522 families residing. The Puduppalayam village has population of 6351 of which 3401 are males while 2950 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Puduppalayam village population of children with age 0-6 is 764 which makes up 12.03 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Puduppalayam village is 867 which is lower than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Puduppalayam as per census is 873, lower than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Puduppalayam village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Puduppalayam village was 52.73 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Puduppalayam Male literacy stands at 64.22 % while female literacy rate was 39.48 %.

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

Puduppalayam Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,522 - -
Population 6,351 3,401 2,950
Child (0-6) 764 408 356
Schedule Caste 109 58 51
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 52.73 % 64.22 % 39.48 %
Total Workers 3,771 2,124 1,647
Main Worker 3,583 - -
Marginal Worker 188 28 160

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.72 % of total population in Puduppalayam village. The village Puduppalayam currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Puduppalayam village out of total population, 3771 were engaged in work activities. 95.01 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.99 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3771 workers engaged in Main Work, 358 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2065 were Agricultural labourer.