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Podumbu Population - Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Podumbu is a large village located in Madurai North Taluka of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu with total 1386 families residing. The Podumbu village has population of 5252 of which 2608 are males while 2644 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Podumbu village population of children with age 0-6 is 568 which makes up 10.81 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Podumbu village is 1014 which is higher than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Podumbu as per census is 945, higher than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Podumbu village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Podumbu village was 79.93 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Podumbu Male literacy stands at 86.70 % while female literacy rate was 73.31 %.

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

Podumbu Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,386 - -
Population 5,252 2,608 2,644
Child (0-6) 568 292 276
Schedule Caste 992 499 493
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 79.93 % 86.70 % 73.31 %
Total Workers 2,359 1,563 796
Main Worker 1,972 - -
Marginal Worker 387 192 195

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.89 % of total population in Podumbu village. The village Podumbu currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Podumbu village out of total population, 2359 were engaged in work activities. 83.59 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.41 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2359 workers engaged in Main Work, 168 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 551 were Agricultural labourer.