Periyakuthagai Population, Caste, Working Data Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Periyakuthagai is a village situated in Vedaranyam taluka of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 638 families residing in the village Periyakuthagai. The total population of Periyakuthagai is 2,531 out of which 1,237 are males and 1,294 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Periyakuthagai is 1,046.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Periyakuthagai village is 253 which is 10% of the total population. There are 128 male children and 125 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Periyakuthagai is 977 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,046) of Periyakuthagai village.

Population
2,531
Families
638
Literacy
90.69%
Sex Ratio
1,046

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Periyakuthagai is 90.7%. Thus Periyakuthagai village has higher literacy rate compared to 75% of Nagapattinam district. The male literacy rate is 96.3% and the female literacy rate is 85.37% in Periyakuthagai village.

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

Periyakuthagai Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 253 128 125
Literacy 90.69% 96.3% 85.37%
Scheduled Caste 172 86 86
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 465 169 296

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Periyakuthagai village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Periyakuthagai village out of total population, 936 were engaged in work activities. 90.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 936 workers engaged in Main Work, 405 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 274 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 846 688 158
Cultivators 405 384 21
Agriculture Labourer 274 165 109
Household Industries 3 3 0
Other Workers 164 136 28
Marginal Workers 90 31 59
Non Working 1,595 518 1,077

Nearby Villages to Periyakuthagai,

Below are the list of villages near Periyakuthagai village in Vedaranyam.

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