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Erichchanatham Population - Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu

Erichchanatham is a large village located in Sivakasi Taluka of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu with total 1743 families residing. The Erichchanatham village has population of 6057 of which 2980 are males while 3077 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Erichchanatham village population of children with age 0-6 is 550 which makes up 9.08 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Erichchanatham village is 1033 which is higher than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Erichchanatham as per census is 1037, higher than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Erichchanatham village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Erichchanatham village was 76.83 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Erichchanatham Male literacy stands at 86.61 % while female literacy rate was 67.36 %.

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

Erichchanatham Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,743 - -
Population 6,057 2,980 3,077
Child (0-6) 550 270 280
Schedule Caste 1,528 742 786
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 76.83 % 86.61 % 67.36 %
Total Workers 3,170 1,813 1,357
Main Worker 3,027 - -
Marginal Worker 143 45 98

Caste Factor

Erichchanatham village of Virudhunagar has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.23 % of total population in Erichchanatham village. The village Erichchanatham currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Erichchanatham village out of total population, 3170 were engaged in work activities. 95.49 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.51 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3170 workers engaged in Main Work, 197 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1934 were Agricultural labourer.