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Tirukostiyur Population - Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu

Tirukostiyur is a large village located in Tirupathur Taluka of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu with total 529 families residing. The Tirukostiyur village has population of 2074 of which 1050 are males while 1024 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Tirukostiyur village population of children with age 0-6 is 199 which makes up 9.59 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Tirukostiyur village is 975 which is lower than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Tirukostiyur as per census is 730, lower than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Tirukostiyur village has higher literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Tirukostiyur village was 82.19 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Tirukostiyur Male literacy stands at 88.34 % while female literacy rate was 76.06 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Tirukostiyur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Tirukostiyur village.

Tirukostiyur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 529 - -
Population 2,074 1,050 1,024
Child (0-6) 199 115 84
Schedule Caste 173 89 84
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 82.19 % 88.34 % 76.06 %
Total Workers 851 610 241
Main Worker 777 - -
Marginal Worker 74 36 38

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.34 % of total population in Tirukostiyur village. The village Tirukostiyur currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Tirukostiyur village out of total population, 851 were engaged in work activities. 91.30 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.70 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 851 workers engaged in Main Work, 114 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 172 were Agricultural labourer.