Periyakattalai Population, Caste, Working Data Madurai, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Periyakattalai is a village situated in Peraiyur taluka of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 421 families residing in the village Periyakattalai. The total population of Periyakattalai is 1,609 out of which 820 are males and 789 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Periyakattalai is 962.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Periyakattalai village is 155 which is 10% of the total population. There are 90 male children and 65 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Periyakattalai is 722 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (962) of Periyakattalai village.

Population
1,609
Families
421
Literacy
71.73%
Sex Ratio
962

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Periyakattalai is 71.7%. Thus Periyakattalai village has lower literacy rate compared to 74.8% of Madurai district. The male literacy rate is 83.7% and the female literacy rate is 59.67% in Periyakattalai village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Periyakattalai village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Periyakattalai Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Periyakattalai village.

Total Male Female
Children 155 90 65
Literacy 71.73% 83.7% 59.67%
Scheduled Caste 852 436 416
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 566 209 357

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 53% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Periyakattalai village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Periyakattalai village out of total population, 961 were engaged in work activities. 75.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 961 workers engaged in Main Work, 239 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 256 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 729 436 293
Cultivators 239 169 70
Agriculture Labourer 256 111 145
Household Industries 14 7 7
Other Workers 220 149 71
Marginal Workers 232 57 175
Non Working 648 327 321

Nearby Villages to Periyakattalai,

Below are the list of villages near Periyakattalai village in Peraiyur.

Village Population
Chinnakattalai 2,592
Adikaripatti 2,210
Kuppalnatham 1,925
Thirumanickam 3,960
Sembarani 1,353
Melathirumanikkam 2,778
Kalappanpatti 2,282
Soolapuram 4,482
Perungamanallur 2,662
Selanayakkanpatti 2,831

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