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Keerapalayam Population - Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu

Keerapalayam is a large village located in Chidambaram Taluka of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu with total 868 families residing. The Keerapalayam village has population of 3516 of which 1730 are males while 1786 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Keerapalayam village population of children with age 0-6 is 385 which makes up 10.95 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Keerapalayam village is 1032 which is higher than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Keerapalayam as per census is 1016, higher than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Keerapalayam village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Keerapalayam village was 78.89 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Keerapalayam Male literacy stands at 85.12 % while female literacy rate was 72.86 %.

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

Keerapalayam Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 868 - -
Population 3,516 1,730 1,786
Child (0-6) 385 191 194
Schedule Caste 1,141 557 584
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 78.89 % 85.12 % 72.86 %
Total Workers 1,223 939 284
Main Worker 721 - -
Marginal Worker 502 364 138

Caste Factor

Keerapalayam village of Cuddalore has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.45 % of total population in Keerapalayam village. The village Keerapalayam currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Keerapalayam village out of total population, 1223 were engaged in work activities. 58.95 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.05 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1223 workers engaged in Main Work, 29 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 218 were Agricultural labourer.