Periyakulam Taluk Population - Theni , Tamil Nadu

Periyakulam is a Taluk located in Theni district of Tamil Nadu. It is one of 5 Taluks of Theni district. There are 16 villages and 6 towns in Periyakulam Taluk.

As per the Census India 2011, Periyakulam Taluk has 57,001 households, population of 217,358 of which 109,907 are males and 107,451 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 21,825 which is 10.04% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Periyakulam Taluk is around 978 compared to 996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Periyakulam Taluk is 69.62% out of which 76% males are literate and 63.1% females are literate. The total area of Periyakulam is 374 sq.km with population density of 582 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 47.27% of population lives in Urban area and 52.73% lives in Rural area. There are 26.71% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.2% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Periyakulam Taluk.

Periyakulam Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total217,358100%
Hindu194,84589.64%
Muslim15,9677.35%
Christian6,1712.84%
Religion not stated3160.15%
Sikh360.02%
Other religions and persuasions110.01%
Buddhist90%
Jain30%

Periyakulam Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Number of households29,79327,208
Total Population114,617102,741
Population (%)50.32%49.16%
Male Population57,67552,232
Female Population56,94250,509
Sex Ratio987967
Literacy (%)72.74%66.13%

List of Cities in Periyakulam

Check out complete list of all town cities of Periyakulam in Periyakulam district, Tamil Nadu
TownPopulationLiteracySex-ratio
Periyakulam (M)42,97679.84%1013
Devadanapatti (TP)19,28565.14%967
Thenkarai (TP)14,83865.23%982
Vadugapatti (TP)13,20476.05%965
Thamaraikulam (TP)12,37273.99%988
Ganguvarpatti (TP)11,94263.88%958

List of Villages in Periyakulam

Check out complete list of all villages of Periyakulam in Periyakulam district, Tamil Nadu
VillagePopulationLiteracySex-ratio
Jeyamangalam16,70663.64%914
Thamarai Kulam15,27168.06%999
Gullapuram11,73261.17%927
Melmangalam11,70168.23%989
Vadaveeranaickenpatty10,80864.65%947
Genguvarpatty7,21967.36%1079
Silvarpatty6,63066.89%963
Vadagarai6,36770.6%1013
Keelavadagarai5,95272.95%938
E.Pudukottai4,42759.02%973
Kamatchipuram3,25372.83%946
Endapuli1,44862.5%1014
D.Vadipatty1,22761.04%966
Murugamalai RF000
Mullaikaradu Block RF000
Parambikaradu000

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Periyakulam Population Facts

Number of Households57,001
Population217,358
Male Population109,907 (50.56%)
Female Population107,451 (49.44%)
Children Population21,825
Area374 km2
Population density/km2582
Sex-ratio978
Literacy69.62%
Male Literacy76%
Female Literacy63.1%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.2%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %26.71%

Map of Periyakulam, Theni , Tamil Nadu

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