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Periyakulam Population - Namakkal, Tamil Nadu

Periyakulam is a large village located in Namakkal Taluka of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu with total 634 families residing. The Periyakulam village has population of 2137 of which 1071 are males while 1066 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Periyakulam village population of children with age 0-6 is 203 which makes up 9.50 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Periyakulam village is 995 which is lower than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Periyakulam as per census is 897, lower than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Periyakulam village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Periyakulam village was 67.17 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Periyakulam Male literacy stands at 77.90 % while female literacy rate was 56.49 %.

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

Periyakulam Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 634 - -
Population 2,137 1,071 1,066
Child (0-6) 203 107 96
Schedule Caste 714 360 354
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 67.17 % 77.90 % 56.49 %
Total Workers 1,203 683 520
Main Worker 961 - -
Marginal Worker 242 98 144

Caste Factor

Periyakulam village of Namakkal has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.41 % of total population in Periyakulam village. The village Periyakulam currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Periyakulam village out of total population, 1203 were engaged in work activities. 79.88 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.12 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1203 workers engaged in Main Work, 237 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 363 were Agricultural labourer.