Virachilai I Bit
Tirumayam block · Pudukkottai
district, Tamil Nadu · PIN 622412
· village code 639460
Population 2011
7,006
Census of India
Population 2020
5,120
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
-26.9%
-1,886 people · -3.4% a year
Households
1,495
-9.9% vs 1,660 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
7,006
Male / female
3,528 / 3,478
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
986
Children aged 0–6
699
Literacy rate
65.3%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
1,277 / 8
Working population
3,185
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
68.0%
Households
1,660
Village facilities, 2020
This village spans 3 gram panchayats and was
surveyed once by each. The figures below are from
Viratchilai panchayat's return.
Primary school
Yes
Middle school
Yes
High school nearest 5 km away
No
Piped tap water
100% habitations covered
All-weather road nearest 2 km away
No
Public transport
Bus
Electricity
>12 hrs
Bank
Yes
Primary health centre
PHC
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
No
Common service centre
No CSC
The village primary school
These figures sit inside a single merged column of the Mission
Antyodaya file and are not published anywhere in readable form.
Students
65
Teachers
4
Students per teacher
16
Electricity
Yes
Toilets
Both
Computer lab
No
Playground
Yes
Drinking water
Yes
Mid-day meal
Yes
Farming
Farm households
750
Non-farm households
720
Share of households farming, 2020
51%
Net sown area
90 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
90 / 60 / 0
Main irrigation source
Ground water (tube well/well/pump)
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Viratchilai panchayat, Thirumayam zila parishad.
These are the panchayat's own accounts, not this village's: where a panchayat
holds several villages, the money covers all of them, and where a village
spans several panchayats only this one's return appears.
Opening balance
₹54.44 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹13.71 lakh
Received directly
—
Spent
₹23.68 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹44.46 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹14.55 lakh · received ₹5.48 lakh · spent ₹5.59 lakh · left ₹14.45 lakh
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹39.89 lakh · received ₹8.22 lakh · spent ₹18.10 lakh · left ₹30.01 lakh
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
10.3604, 79.0180 —
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