Panangudi is a village situated in Thirumayam taluka of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,698 families residing in the village Panangudi. The total population of Panangudi is 6,783 out of which 3,349 are males and 3,434 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Panangudi is 1,025.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Panangudi village is 680 which is 10% of the total population. There are 356 male children and 324 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Panangudi is 910 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,025) of Panangudi village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Panangudi is 74.6%. Thus Panangudi village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.6% of Pudukkottai district. The male literacy rate is 83.83% and the female literacy rate is 65.72% in Panangudi village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Panangudi 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 Panangudi village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 680 | 356 | 324 |
| Literacy | 74.6% | 83.83% | 65.72% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,588 | 762 | 826 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Illiterate | 2,230 | 840 | 1,390 |
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Panangudi village.
In Panangudi village out of total population, 2,831 were engaged in work activities. 79.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,831 workers engaged in Main Work, 384 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 714 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 2,251 | 1,636 | 615 |
| Cultivators | 384 | 291 | 93 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 714 | 386 | 328 |
| Household Industries | 56 | 38 | 18 |
| Other Workers | 1,097 | 921 | 176 |
| Marginal Workers | 580 | 292 | 288 |
| Non Working | 3,952 | 1,421 | 2,531 |
Below are the list of villages near Panangudi village in Thirumayam.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Keelappanaiyur | 2,450 |
| Kannankarakudi | 937 |
| Unaiyur | 2,036 |
| Samudram | 1,681 |
| Vanniulandanvayal | 308 |
| Agavayal | 39 |
| Kunnathupatti | 153 |
| Samandanvayal | 98 |
| Thulaiyanur | 4,864 |
| Melivayal | 166 |