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Pagasalai Population - Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu

Pagasalai is a large village located in Sirkali Taluka of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu with total 513 families residing. The Pagasalai village has population of 2086 of which 1023 are males while 1063 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Pagasalai village population of children with age 0-6 is 217 which makes up 10.40 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Pagasalai village is 1039 which is higher than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Pagasalai as per census is 973, higher than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Pagasalai village has higher literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Pagasalai village was 81.17 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Pagasalai Male literacy stands at 88.94 % while female literacy rate was 73.74 %.

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

Pagasalai Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 513 - -
Population 2,086 1,023 1,063
Child (0-6) 217 110 107
Schedule Caste 1,123 553 570
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 81.17 % 88.94 % 73.74 %
Total Workers 1,010 608 402
Main Worker 577 - -
Marginal Worker 433 222 211

Caste Factor

In Pagasalai village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 53.84 % of total population in Pagasalai village. The village Pagasalai currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Pagasalai village out of total population, 1010 were engaged in work activities. 57.13 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 42.87 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1010 workers engaged in Main Work, 60 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 251 were Agricultural labourer.