Thuraiyur is a village situated in Thirumayam taluka of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 347 families residing in the village Thuraiyur. The total population of Thuraiyur is 1,371 out of which 673 are males and 698 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Thuraiyur is 1,037.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Thuraiyur village is 165 which is 12% of the total population. There are 87 male children and 78 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Thuraiyur is 897 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,037) of Thuraiyur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Thuraiyur is 70.6%. Thus Thuraiyur village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.6% of Pudukkottai district. The male literacy rate is 82.42% and the female literacy rate is 59.52% in Thuraiyur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Thuraiyur 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 Thuraiyur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 165 | 87 | 78 |
| Literacy | 70.65% | 82.42% | 59.52% |
| Scheduled Caste | 238 | 120 | 118 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 519 | 190 | 329 |
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Thuraiyur village.
In Thuraiyur village out of total population, 703 were engaged in work activities. 78.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 703 workers engaged in Main Work, 484 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 553 | 363 | 190 |
| Cultivators | 484 | 306 | 178 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| Other Workers | 56 | 51 | 5 |
| Marginal Workers | 150 | 35 | 115 |
| Non Working | 668 | 275 | 393 |
Below are the list of villages near Thuraiyur village in Thirumayam.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Kummangudi | 4,518 |
| Karamangalam | 2,158 |
| Melanilaivayal | 2,389 |
| Thalayattivayal | 839 |
| Pudunilavayal | 2,299 |
| Nedungudi | 2,115 |
| K.Rayapuram | 4,815 |
| Arammanaipatti | 858 |
| Nallambal Samudram | 1,119 |
| Kulathupatti | 483 |