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Periyalur Population - Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu

Periyalur is a large village located in Aranthangi Taluka of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu with total 647 families residing. The Periyalur village has population of 2513 of which 1269 are males while 1244 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Periyalur village population of children with age 0-6 is 289 which makes up 11.50 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Periyalur village is 980 which is lower than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Periyalur as per census is 953, higher than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Periyalur village has higher literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Periyalur village was 83.09 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Periyalur Male literacy stands at 92.69 % while female literacy rate was 73.35 %.

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

Periyalur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 647 - -
Population 2,513 1,269 1,244
Child (0-6) 289 148 141
Schedule Caste 201 102 99
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 83.09 % 92.69 % 73.35 %
Total Workers 1,240 788 452
Main Worker 1,149 - -
Marginal Worker 91 40 51

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.00 % of total population in Periyalur village. The village Periyalur currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Periyalur village out of total population, 1240 were engaged in work activities. 92.66 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.34 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1240 workers engaged in Main Work, 718 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 332 were Agricultural labourer.