Ayakudi

• Ayakudi had a population of 27,156 as per the 2011 Census,^[1] out of which 13,533 are males while 13,623are females in the town.
• The population of children aged 0-6 is 2526 which is 9.30 % of total population of the town.
• The female sex ratio is of 1007 against the Tamilnadu state average of 996. Moreover the child sex ratio in Ayakudi is around 910 compared to Tamil Nadu state average of 943.
• The literacy rate of the town is 68.79 % against the state average of 80.09 %. The male literacy is around 76.79 % while the female literacy rate is 60.85 %.

• The Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes about 48.07 % of the population, while the Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.08 % of total population in the town.
• Hindus formed the majority of the population at 84.18% followed by Muslims at 14.91%, Christians at 0.80% and others at 0.11% as per the 2011 Census.

This place is (3.0 km) from Palani, and its Lord Muruga Temple. The hill station called Kodaikanal is about 60 km from Ayakudi. A pond divides the city into Old Ayakudi (east of the pond) and New Ayakudi (west) and Obulapuram.

There are Government primary schools and private primary schools are available inside the village. Ayakudi