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Palkulam Population - Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu

Palkulam is a large village located in Sivaganga Taluka of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu with total 1136 families residing. The Palkulam village has population of 4498 of which 2225 are males while 2273 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Palkulam village population of children with age 0-6 is 536 which makes up 11.92 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Palkulam village is 1022 which is higher than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Palkulam as per census is 1078, higher than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Palkulam village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Palkulam village was 79.00 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Palkulam Male literacy stands at 88.51 % while female literacy rate was 69.62 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Palkulam 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 Palkulam village.

Palkulam Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,136 - -
Population 4,498 2,225 2,273
Child (0-6) 536 258 278
Schedule Caste 1,158 559 599
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 79.00 % 88.51 % 69.62 %
Total Workers 2,360 1,345 1,015
Main Worker 1,920 - -
Marginal Worker 440 152 288

Caste Factor

Palkulam village of Sivaganga has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.74 % of total population in Palkulam village. The village Palkulam currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Palkulam village out of total population, 2360 were engaged in work activities. 81.36 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.64 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2360 workers engaged in Main Work, 74 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1067 were Agricultural labourer.