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Periya Alangulam Population - Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Periya Alangulam is a large village located in Madurai South Taluka of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu with total 631 families residing. The Periya Alangulam village has population of 2435 of which 1272 are males while 1163 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Periya Alangulam village population of children with age 0-6 is 333 which makes up 13.68 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Periya Alangulam village is 914 which is lower than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Periya Alangulam as per census is 892, lower than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Periya Alangulam village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Periya Alangulam village was 63.65 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Periya Alangulam Male literacy stands at 76.09 % while female literacy rate was 50.10 %.

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

Periya Alangulam Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 631 - -
Population 2,435 1,272 1,163
Child (0-6) 333 176 157
Schedule Caste 173 90 83
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 63.65 % 76.09 % 50.10 %
Total Workers 1,188 684 504
Main Worker 1,059 - -
Marginal Worker 129 10 119

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.10 % of total population in Periya Alangulam village. The village Periya Alangulam currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Periya Alangulam village out of total population, 1188 were engaged in work activities. 89.14 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.86 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1188 workers engaged in Main Work, 170 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 292 were Agricultural labourer.