Periyakulam Teshil is a sub district administrative devision in Theni District, Tamil Nadu India. Periyakulam teshil is one of the teshil of Theni district Tamil Nadu . In Periyakulam Teshil there are 16 villages and 6 towns. Out of 16 villages in Periyakulam teshil in which Jeyamangalam is most populated village with population of 16706 and least populated village is Parambikaradu having population only 0. There are 6 town in Periyakulam sub-district which lies in Periyakulam administrative devision. Most populated town in Periyakulam Teshil is Periyakulam (M) with population of 42976.
Total population of Periyakulam teshil is 217358 as per Census 2011 Data. Sex ratio in Periyakulam teshil is 978 per 1000 male. Literacy rate in Periyakulam teshil is 77.39%.
Census Data of Periyakulam Teshil, India --Census 2011
| Population |
Sex Ratio |
Literacy |
|
217358 |
978 |
77.39%
|
Demographics details of Periyakulam Teshil
The population of Periyakulam sub district is 217358 people, among them about 109907 are male and 107451 are female. Total number of house holds in Periyakulam Teshil is 57001. Total Literates persons are 151321 in which total male literates are 83524 and female literates are 67797. Under the age of six years child population of Tijara tahsil is 21825, among them 11298 are boys and 10527 are girls.
Periyakulam Taluk Census 2011 Data
| Description |
Census 2011 Data |
| Sub District Name | Periyakulam |
| State Name | Tamil Nadu |
| District Name | Theni |
| Total Population | 217358 |
| Total No of House Holds | 57001 |
| Total Male Population | 109907 |
| Total Female Population | 107451 |
| 0-6 Age group Total Population | 21825 |
| 0-6 Age group Male Population | 11298 |
| 0-6 Age group Male Population | 10527 |
| Total Person Literates | 151321 |
| Total Male Literates | 83524 |
| Total Male Literates | 67797 |
| Total Person Illiterates | 66037 |
| Total Male Illiterates | 26383 |
| Total Male Illiterates | 39654 |
| Scheduled Cast Persons | 58057 |
| Scheduled Cast Males | 29538 |
| Scheduled Cast Females | 28519 |
| Scheduled Tribe Persons | 199 |
| Scheduled Tribe Males | 232 |
| Scheduled Tribe Females | 199 |
Periyakulam Rural/Urban Census 2011 Data
| Description |
Rural |
Urban |
| Total Population |
50496 |
70430 |
| Population (%) |
23.23 % |
32.4 % |
| Male Population |
25099 |
34957 |
| Female Population |
25397 |
35473 |
| Sex Ratio |
1012 |
1015 |
| Child Population (0-6) |
2409 |
3342 |
| Child Sex Ratio (0-6) |
919 |
978 |
| Child Percentage (0-6) |
9.15% |
9.6% |
| Households in |
13955 |
19196 |
| Literates |
41447 |
57443 |
| Literacy % |
90.35% |
90.22% |
| Male Literacy |
93.05% |
92.97% |
| Female Literacy |
87.7% |
87.51% |
Religon wise cesnus 2011 Data of Periyakulam Teshil
| Religion |
Total Population |
Male Population |
Female Population |
Population % |
Literacy |
| Hindu |
194845 |
98746 |
96099 |
89.64% |
68.26% |
| Muslim |
15967 |
7993 |
7974 |
7.35% |
6.53% |
| Christian |
6171 |
2983 |
3188 |
2.84% |
2.46% |
| Sikh |
36 |
19 |
17 |
0.02% |
0.01% |
| Buddhist |
9 |
1 |
8 |
0% |
0% |
| Jain |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0% |
0% |
| Other religions and persuasions |
11 |
5 |
6 |
0.01% |
0% |
| Religion not stated |
316 |
158 |
158 |
0.15% |
0.11% |
Workers profile of Periyakulam Teshil
Periyakulam has 93127 population engaged in either main or marginal works out of them 63395 male and 29732 female population are working population. Full time workers in Periyakulam teshil are 84743 and 8384 are marginal (part time) workers.
Periyakulam Working Population ---Census 2011
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Total Workers |
93127 |
63395 |
29732 |
| Main Workers |
84743 |
58938 |
25805 |
| Main Workers Cultivators |
5797 |
4779 |
1018 |
| Agriculture Labourer |
42630 |
25397 |
17233 |
| Household Industries |
1850 |
1020 |
830 |
| Other Workers |
34466 |
27742 |
6724 |
| Marginal Workers |
8384 |
4457 |
3927 |
| Non Working Persons |
124231 |
46512 |
77719 |
List of Town/City of Periyakulam Teshil as per Census 2011
List of Town/City of Periyakulam with Population, Sex Ratio and Literacy rate as per the Census 2011 data. Theni is further divided into number of sub-districts which are administrative divisions in District.
List of villages in Teshil-Periyakulam, District-Theni , Tamil Nadu as per Census 2011