Punnakayal Population, Caste, Working Data Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Punnakayal is a village situated in Tiruchendur taluka of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,744 families residing in the village Punnakayal. The total population of Punnakayal is 7,684 out of which 3,975 are males and 3,709 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Punnakayal is 933.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Punnakayal village is 909 which is 12% of the total population. There are 469 male children and 440 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Punnakayal is 938 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (933) of Punnakayal village.

Population
7,684
Families
1,744
Literacy
84.38%
Sex Ratio
933

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Punnakayal is 84.4%. Thus Punnakayal village has higher literacy rate compared to 77.1% of Thoothukkudi district. The male literacy rate is 83.46% and the female literacy rate is 85.38% in Punnakayal village.

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

Punnakayal Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 909 469 440
Literacy 84.38% 83.46% 85.38%
Scheduled Caste 96 48 48
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,967 1,049 918

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Punnakayal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Punnakayal village out of total population, 2,444 were engaged in work activities. 96.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,444 workers engaged in Main Work, 6 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,354 2,240 114
Cultivators 6 4 2
Agriculture Labourer 2 2 0
Household Industries 11 7 4
Other Workers 2,335 2,227 108
Marginal Workers 90 21 69
Non Working 5,240 1,714 3,526

Nearby Villages to Punnakayal,

Below are the list of villages near Punnakayal village in Tiruchendur.

Village Population
Senthamangalam 2,423
Suganthalai 3,437
Mela Authoor 6,210
Angamangalam 4,086
Sethukkuvaithan 2,924
Puraiyoor 1,325
Thenthiruperai 1,317
Kadayanodai 1,207
Thenthiruperai 1,578
Themankulam 2,161

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