Periyalur Population, Caste, Working Data Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Periyalur is a village situated in Aranthangi taluka of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 647 families residing in the village Periyalur. The total population of Periyalur is 2,513 out of which 1,269 are males and 1,244 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Periyalur is 980.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Periyalur village is 289 which is 12% of the total population. There are 148 male children and 141 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Periyalur is 953 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (980) of Periyalur village.

Population
2,513
Families
647
Literacy
83.09%
Sex Ratio
980

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Periyalur is 83.1%. Thus Periyalur village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.6% of Pudukkottai district. The male literacy rate is 92.69% and the female literacy rate is 73.35% in Periyalur village.

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

Periyalur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 289 148 141
Literacy 83.09% 92.69% 73.35%
Scheduled Caste 201 102 99
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 665 230 435

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Periyalur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Periyalur village out of total population, 1,240 were engaged in work activities. 92.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,240 workers engaged in Main Work, 718 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 332 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,149 748 401
Cultivators 718 525 193
Agriculture Labourer 332 143 189
Household Industries 10 8 2
Other Workers 89 72 17
Marginal Workers 91 40 51
Non Working 1,273 481 792

Nearby Villages to Periyalur,

Below are the list of villages near Periyalur village in Aranthangi.

Village Population
Puvattakudi 2,879
Neyvattali 1,054
Erukkalakkottai 877
Sattanendal 124
Avanathankottai 2,683
Neivelinathapuram 191
Chettikkadu 1,811
Merpanaikadu 6,759
Tantani 1,331
Vembangudi 1,840

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