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Kothankulam Population - Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu

Kothankulam is a large village located in Rajapalayam Taluka of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu with total 1407 families residing. The Kothankulam village has population of 4898 of which 2438 are males while 2460 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kothankulam village population of children with age 0-6 is 519 which makes up 10.60 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kothankulam village is 1009 which is higher than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Kothankulam as per census is 840, lower than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Kothankulam village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Kothankulam village was 72.87 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Kothankulam Male literacy stands at 82.70 % while female literacy rate was 63.34 %.

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

Kothankulam Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,407 - -
Population 4,898 2,438 2,460
Child (0-6) 519 282 237
Schedule Caste 1,697 861 836
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 72.87 % 82.70 % 63.34 %
Total Workers 2,576 1,486 1,090
Main Worker 2,076 - -
Marginal Worker 500 197 303

Caste Factor

Kothankulam village of Virudhunagar has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.65 % of total population in Kothankulam village. The village Kothankulam currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Kothankulam village out of total population, 2576 were engaged in work activities. 80.59 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.41 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2576 workers engaged in Main Work, 72 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 220 were Agricultural labourer.