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Okkur Population - Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu

Okkur is a large village located in Kilvelur Taluka of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu with total 566 families residing. The Okkur village has population of 2202 of which 1073 are males while 1129 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Okkur village population of children with age 0-6 is 249 which makes up 11.31 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Okkur village is 1052 which is higher than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Okkur as per census is 1092, higher than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Okkur village has higher literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Okkur village was 85.10 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Okkur Male literacy stands at 91.72 % while female literacy rate was 78.78 %.

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

Okkur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 566 - -
Population 2,202 1,073 1,129
Child (0-6) 249 119 130
Schedule Caste 1,434 703 731
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 85.10 % 91.72 % 78.78 %
Total Workers 1,181 629 552
Main Worker 1,168 - -
Marginal Worker 13 7 6

Caste Factor

In Okkur village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 65.12 % of total population in Okkur village. The village Okkur currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Okkur village out of total population, 1181 were engaged in work activities. 98.90 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.10 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1181 workers engaged in Main Work, 11 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1092 were Agricultural labourer.