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Perungulam Population - Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu

Perungulam is a large village located in Ramanathapuram Taluka of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu with total 1257 families residing. The Perungulam village has population of 5353 of which 2658 are males while 2695 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Perungulam village population of children with age 0-6 is 595 which makes up 11.12 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Perungulam village is 1014 which is higher than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Perungulam as per census is 977, higher than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Perungulam village has higher literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Perungulam village was 85.10 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Perungulam Male literacy stands at 91.60 % while female literacy rate was 78.72 %.

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

Perungulam Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,257 - -
Population 5,353 2,658 2,695
Child (0-6) 595 301 294
Schedule Caste 27 13 14
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 85.10 % 91.60 % 78.72 %
Total Workers 1,843 1,470 373
Main Worker 1,612 - -
Marginal Worker 231 91 140

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.50 % of total population in Perungulam village. The village Perungulam currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Perungulam village out of total population, 1843 were engaged in work activities. 87.47 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.53 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1843 workers engaged in Main Work, 270 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 279 were Agricultural labourer.