Vilathikulam taluk is a
taluk
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ...
of
Thoothukudi district
The Thoothukkudi District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India. On 20 October 1986, an M. G. Ramachandran-led government bifurcated the Tirunelveli district to form the district. It is shared by its boundaries w ...
of the
Indian state
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into 800 districts and smaller administrative divisions by the respe ...
of
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of Indi ...
. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of
Vilathikulam
Vilathikulam is a selection grade Town Panchayat (T.P.), panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. It is a small town near the southern tip of mainland India.
Vilathikulam is a l ...
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Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Vilathikulam had a population of 140,199 with 69,847 males and 70,352 females. There were 1007 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 72.05. Child population in the age group below 6 was 6,644 Males and 6,387 Females.
References
Taluks of Thoothukudi district
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