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Periyakottai Population - Dindigul, Tamil Nadu

Periyakottai is a large village located in Dindigul Taluka of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu with total 1838 families residing. The Periyakottai village has population of 7516 of which 3733 are males while 3783 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Periyakottai village population of children with age 0-6 is 838 which makes up 11.15 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Periyakottai village is 1013 which is higher than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Periyakottai as per census is 1010, higher than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Periyakottai village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Periyakottai village was 71.10 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Periyakottai Male literacy stands at 79.79 % while female literacy rate was 62.52 %.

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

Periyakottai Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,838 - -
Population 7,516 3,733 3,783
Child (0-6) 838 417 421
Schedule Caste 2,125 1,042 1,083
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 71.10 % 79.79 % 62.52 %
Total Workers 3,691 2,242 1,449
Main Worker 2,768 - -
Marginal Worker 923 470 453

Caste Factor

Periyakottai village of Dindigul has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.27 % of total population in Periyakottai village. The village Periyakottai currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Periyakottai village out of total population, 3691 were engaged in work activities. 74.99 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.01 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3691 workers engaged in Main Work, 350 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 903 were Agricultural labourer.