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Velvankottai Population - Dindigul, Tamil Nadu

Velvankottai is a large village located in Vedasandur Taluka of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu with total 1692 families residing. The Velvankottai village has population of 6867 of which 3370 are males while 3497 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Velvankottai village population of children with age 0-6 is 794 which makes up 11.56 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Velvankottai village is 1038 which is higher than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Velvankottai as per census is 1041, higher than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Velvankottai village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Velvankottai village was 73.36 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Velvankottai Male literacy stands at 83.63 % while female literacy rate was 63.45 %.

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

Velvankottai Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,692 - -
Population 6,867 3,370 3,497
Child (0-6) 794 389 405
Schedule Caste 2,710 1,328 1,382
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 73.36 % 83.63 % 63.45 %
Total Workers 3,359 2,006 1,353
Main Worker 2,832 - -
Marginal Worker 527 196 331

Caste Factor

In Velvankottai village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 39.46 % of total population in Velvankottai village. The village Velvankottai currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Velvankottai village out of total population, 3359 were engaged in work activities. 84.31 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.69 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3359 workers engaged in Main Work, 309 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 826 were Agricultural labourer.