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Edaikkal Population - Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu

Edaikkal is a medium size village located in Ulundurpettai Taluka of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu with total 136 families residing. The Edaikkal village has population of 684 of which 349 are males while 335 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Edaikkal village population of children with age 0-6 is 88 which makes up 12.87 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Edaikkal village is 960 which is lower than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Edaikkal as per census is 1095, higher than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Edaikkal village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Edaikkal village was 67.45 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Edaikkal Male literacy stands at 79.48 % while female literacy rate was 54.67 %.

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

Edaikkal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 136 - -
Population 684 349 335
Child (0-6) 88 42 46
Schedule Caste 584 298 286
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 67.45 % 79.48 % 54.67 %
Total Workers 324 178 146
Main Worker 322 - -
Marginal Worker 2 2 0

Caste Factor

In Edaikkal village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 85.38 % of total population in Edaikkal village. The village Edaikkal currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Edaikkal village out of total population, 324 were engaged in work activities. 99.38 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.62 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 324 workers engaged in Main Work, 32 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 246 were Agricultural labourer.