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Velanur Population - Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu

Velanur is a large village located in Harur Taluka of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu with total 622 families residing. The Velanur village has population of 2529 of which 1282 are males while 1247 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Velanur village population of children with age 0-6 is 321 which makes up 12.69 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Velanur village is 973 which is lower than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Velanur as per census is 1032, higher than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Velanur village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Velanur village was 49.64 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Velanur Male literacy stands at 57.30 % while female literacy rate was 41.70 %.

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

Velanur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 622 - -
Population 2,529 1,282 1,247
Child (0-6) 321 158 163
Schedule Caste 1 1 0
Schedule Tribe 2,317 1,175 1,142
Literacy 49.64 % 57.30 % 41.70 %
Total Workers 1,523 776 747
Main Worker 1,471 - -
Marginal Worker 52 30 22

Caste Factor

In Velanur village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 91.62 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 0.04 % of total population in Velanur village.

Work Profile

In Velanur village out of total population, 1523 were engaged in work activities. 96.59 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.41 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1523 workers engaged in Main Work, 1036 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 327 were Agricultural labourer.