Population2,17,358Periyakulam
Males1,09,907
Females1,07,451
Literate1,51,321
Population Overview
Total population2,17,358
Males1,09,907
Females1,07,451
Sex ratio978per 1,000 males
Households57,001
Literacy
Literate1,51,321
Literacy %69.6%
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–621,825
Child %10%
SC / ST
Workers — Total
Total workers93,127
Worker males0
Worker females0
Work participation %42.8%
Workers — Main
Workers — Marginal
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
Top villages / towns by population
villages / towns comparison
22 villages / towns
villages / towns-wise data
| # | Village / Town | Population | Males | Females | Literate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Periyakulam (M) | 42,976 | 21,345 | 21,631 | 34,313 |
| 2 | Devadanapatti (TP) | 19,285 | 9,805 | 9,480 | 12,563 |
| 3 | Jeyamangalam | 16,706 | 8,730 | 7,976 | 10,631 |
| 4 | Thamarai Kulam | 15,271 | 7,638 | 7,633 | 10,394 |
| 5 | Thenkarai (TP) | 14,838 | 7,485 | 7,353 | 9,679 |
| 6 | Vadugapatti (TP) | 13,204 | 6,718 | 6,486 | 10,041 |
| 7 | Thamaraikulam (TP) | 12,372 | 6,223 | 6,149 | 9,154 |
| 8 | Ganguvarpatti (TP) | 11,942 | 6,099 | 5,843 | 7,628 |
| 9 | Gullapuram | 11,732 | 6,087 | 5,645 | 7,176 |
| 10 | Melmangalam | 11,701 | 5,884 | 5,817 | 7,984 |
| 11 | Vadaveeranaickenpatty | 10,808 | 5,550 | 5,258 | 6,987 |
| 12 | Genguvarpatty | 7,219 | 3,472 | 3,747 | 4,863 |
| 13 | Silvarpatty | 6,630 | 3,378 | 3,252 | 4,435 |
| 14 | Vadagarai | 6,367 | 3,163 | 3,204 | 4,495 |
| 15 | Keelavadagarai | 5,952 | 3,071 | 2,881 | 4,342 |
| 16 | E.Pudukottai | 4,427 | 2,244 | 2,183 | 2,613 |
| 17 | Kamatchipuram | 3,253 | 1,672 | 1,581 | 2,369 |
| 18 | Endapuli | 1,448 | 719 | 729 | 905 |
| 19 | D.Vadipatty | 1,227 | 624 | 603 | 749 |
| 20 | Murugamalai RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Mullaikaradu Block RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Parambikaradu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |