Paramakudi


Paramakudi is a city in India and a municipality since 1964 located in the Ramanathapuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The river Vaigai flows through Paramakudi on its way to the Bay of Bengal. NH 87 and AH 43 passes through this town, which connects the rest of the district to Sivaganga. Notable persons from this place include actors Kamal Haasan and Chiyaan Vikram.

Geography

Paramakudi is located at 9.544°N 78.591°E.It has an average elevation of 41 metres.

Transport

Paramakudi is connected by rail and bus to other cities, with public and private bus services available within. The town is located in south east Tamil Nadu and connected by NH 49 to Madurai from Rameswaram.

Constituency

1.Paramakudi ,
2.Ramanathapuram

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Paramakudi had a population of 95,579 with a sex ratio of 966 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. 9,292 were under the age of six, constituting 4,800 males and 4,492 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 14.5% and.08% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 81.44%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The town had 23,504 households. There were 35,561 workers, comprising 825 cultivators, 881 main agricultural labourers, 6,682 in house hold industries, 23,453 other workers, 3,720 marginal workers, 113 marginal cultivators, 209 marginal agricultural labourers, 496 marginal workers in household industries and 2,902 other marginal workers.
According to the religious census of 2011, Paramakudi had 86.55% Hindus, 9.2% Muslims, 4.11% Christians, 0.01% Sikhs and 0.12% following other religions.