In 2001 census, female sex ratio is less than male. The main reason for increase in female sex ratio is non-inclusion of Non residents Indian (NRI) who went abroad for works. The real female sex ratio is dropped to 906 per 1000 males. Due to decreased female ratio, grooms are forced to search a bride outside the village circle. Culture Elangakurichy has multi-generational patriarchal joint families, although nuclear families are becoming common in the 21st century. An overwhelming number of villagers have their marriages arranged by their parents and other respected family members, with the consent of the bride and groom. Marriage is thought to be for life, and the divorce rate is extremely low. Child marriage is not practiced in Elangakurichy. Popular styles of dress include draped garments such as the sari and for women, and the vesti and for men; in addition, stitched clothes such as for women and European-style trousers and shirts for men, are also popular. Cuisine The staple foods in the village are rice and rice products. Early morning, after arising from sleep, they will drink dairy products like fresh milk, or tea with milk. They will eat a breakfast such as Idly, Dosai, appam, uthappam, Pal vilanga, Veg Thikkadi, Mutton Thikkadi, Idiyappam, Parotta paniyaram or puri. For lunch—normally rice with many of the vegetable curries and non-vegetable curries and poriyal ( boiled vegetable with chilly powder) too. Anam means a masal or mixture of food with water. Different type of are (chicken or mutton masal), (fish masal), , , (vegetable masal), (mutton masal with extra pepper), ≤ (mutton with turmeric), , , , . For dinner, villagers usually cook extra food similar to lunch and if there is any need, they will cook (a type of thin crisp pancake). Special Food Nowhere in Tamilnadu will cook pavakkai with meat. Only elangakurichy villagers are cooking pavakkai Anam with meat. Source of income Elangakurichy is not only a traditional village, basically an agricultural village with some industries like manufacturing of match box, sweats etc. Initially Elangakurichy people were engaged in agriculture, but during the 1910s some of them shifted to the tobacco business. But the government of Indira Gandhi slightly changed the laws concerning tobacco with higher taxation to reduce the consumption of cigarettes (piti). Many people who engaged in the tobacco business were lower middle income people, they could not get a special license and