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Vaikuntam Population - Salem, Tamil Nadu

Vaikuntam is a large village located in Sankari Taluka of Salem district, Tamil Nadu with total 2114 families residing. The Vaikuntam village has population of 7654 of which 3960 are males while 3694 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Vaikuntam village population of children with age 0-6 is 692 which makes up 9.04 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Vaikuntam village is 933 which is lower than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Vaikuntam as per census is 802, lower than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Vaikuntam village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Vaikuntam village was 64.87 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Vaikuntam Male literacy stands at 74.66 % while female literacy rate was 54.52 %.

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

Vaikuntam Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 2,114 - -
Population 7,654 3,960 3,694
Child (0-6) 692 384 308
Schedule Caste 1,096 553 543
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 64.87 % 74.66 % 54.52 %
Total Workers 4,290 2,464 1,826
Main Worker 3,759 - -
Marginal Worker 531 257 274

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.32 % of total population in Vaikuntam village. The village Vaikuntam currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Vaikuntam village out of total population, 4290 were engaged in work activities. 87.62 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.38 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4290 workers engaged in Main Work, 549 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1730 were Agricultural labourer.