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Jertalar Population - Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu

Jertalar is a large village located in Palakkodu Taluka of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu with total 1793 families residing. The Jertalar village has population of 7155 of which 3664 are males while 3491 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jertalar village population of children with age 0-6 is 814 which makes up 11.38 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jertalar village is 953 which is lower than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Jertalar as per census is 871, lower than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Jertalar village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Jertalar village was 69.55 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Jertalar Male literacy stands at 78.82 % while female literacy rate was 59.93 %.

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

Jertalar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,793 - -
Population 7,155 3,664 3,491
Child (0-6) 814 435 379
Schedule Caste 535 269 266
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 69.55 % 78.82 % 59.93 %
Total Workers 3,235 2,104 1,131
Main Worker 2,648 - -
Marginal Worker 587 292 295

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.48 % of total population in Jertalar village. The village Jertalar currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Jertalar village out of total population, 3235 were engaged in work activities. 81.85 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.15 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3235 workers engaged in Main Work, 586 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 324 were Agricultural labourer.