Nalumavadi is a village situated in Tiruchendur taluka of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,306 families residing in the village Nalumavadi. The total population of Nalumavadi is 4,828 out of which 2,309 are males and 2,519 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nalumavadi is 1,091.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nalumavadi village is 469 which is 10% of the total population. There are 239 male children and 230 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nalumavadi is 962 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,091) of Nalumavadi village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nalumavadi is 89.5%. Thus Nalumavadi village has higher literacy rate compared to 77.1% of Thoothukkudi district. The male literacy rate is 93.43% and the female literacy rate is 85.93% in Nalumavadi village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Nalumavadi village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Nalumavadi village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 469 | 239 | 230 |
| Literacy | 89.49% | 93.43% | 85.93% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,284 | 625 | 659 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 58 | 30 | 28 |
| Illiterate | 927 | 375 | 552 |
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.2% of total population in Nalumavadi village.
In Nalumavadi village out of total population, 1,732 were engaged in work activities. 92.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,732 workers engaged in Main Work, 186 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 456 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,603 | 1,178 | 425 |
| Cultivators | 186 | 137 | 49 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 456 | 298 | 158 |
| Household Industries | 63 | 34 | 29 |
| Other Workers | 898 | 709 | 189 |
| Marginal Workers | 129 | 79 | 50 |
| Non Working | 3,096 | 1,052 | 2,044 |
Below are the list of villages near Nalumavadi village in Tiruchendur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Nallur | 2,812 |
| Katchanavilai | 2,946 |
| Moolakkarai | 1,155 |
| Mukkuperi | 3,505 |
| Ammanpuram | 1,748 |
| Vellamadam | 3,511 |
| Veeramanickam | 1,400 |
| Kurippankulam | 1,668 |
| Veerapandianpattinam | 3,571 |
| Udayarkulam | 1,347 |