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Edirkottai Population - Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu

Edirkottai is a large village located in Sivakasi Taluka of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu with total 1203 families residing. The Edirkottai village has population of 4329 of which 2129 are males while 2200 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Edirkottai village population of children with age 0-6 is 465 which makes up 10.74 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Edirkottai village is 1033 which is higher than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Edirkottai as per census is 831, lower than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Edirkottai village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Edirkottai village was 79.87 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Edirkottai Male literacy stands at 88.32 % while female literacy rate was 71.90 %.

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

Edirkottai Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,203 - -
Population 4,329 2,129 2,200
Child (0-6) 465 254 211
Schedule Caste 331 156 175
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 79.87 % 88.32 % 71.90 %
Total Workers 2,327 1,309 1,018
Main Worker 2,014 - -
Marginal Worker 313 131 182

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.65 % of total population in Edirkottai village. The village Edirkottai currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Edirkottai village out of total population, 2327 were engaged in work activities. 86.55 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.45 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2327 workers engaged in Main Work, 104 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 81 were Agricultural labourer.