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Punnakayal Population - Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu

Punnakayal is a large village located in Tiruchendur Taluka of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu with total 1744 families residing. The Punnakayal village has population of 7684 of which 3975 are males while 3709 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Punnakayal village population of children with age 0-6 is 909 which makes up 11.83 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Punnakayal village is 933 which is lower than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Punnakayal as per census is 938, lower than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Punnakayal village has higher literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Punnakayal village was 84.38 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Punnakayal Male literacy stands at 83.46 % while female literacy rate was 85.38 %.

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

Punnakayal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,744 - -
Population 7,684 3,975 3,709
Child (0-6) 909 469 440
Schedule Caste 96 48 48
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 84.38 % 83.46 % 85.38 %
Total Workers 2,444 2,261 183
Main Worker 2,354 - -
Marginal Worker 90 21 69

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.25 % of total population in Punnakayal village. The village Punnakayal currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Punnakayal village out of total population, 2444 were engaged in work activities. 96.32 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.68 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2444 workers engaged in Main Work, 6 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.