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Periyakuthagai Population - Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu

Periyakuthagai is a large village located in Vedaranyam Taluka of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu with total 638 families residing. The Periyakuthagai village has population of 2531 of which 1237 are males while 1294 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Periyakuthagai village population of children with age 0-6 is 253 which makes up 10.00 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Periyakuthagai village is 1046 which is higher than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Periyakuthagai as per census is 977, higher than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Periyakuthagai village has higher literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Periyakuthagai village was 90.69 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Periyakuthagai Male literacy stands at 96.30 % while female literacy rate was 85.37 %.

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

Periyakuthagai Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 638 - -
Population 2,531 1,237 1,294
Child (0-6) 253 128 125
Schedule Caste 172 86 86
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 90.69 % 96.30 % 85.37 %
Total Workers 936 719 217
Main Worker 846 - -
Marginal Worker 90 31 59

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.80 % of total population in Periyakuthagai village. The village Periyakuthagai currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Periyakuthagai village out of total population, 936 were engaged in work activities. 90.38 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.62 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 936 workers engaged in Main Work, 405 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 274 were Agricultural labourer.