“Arudhra Dharsan”, in December and January of every year. Nainarkoil: 15 km from Paramakudi, has an ancient Sivan and Amman temple. People worship at this amman in the Adi festival. Ervadi Tharh: 70 km from Paramakudi. Has a very old mosque. In January the Santahana Koodu festival is celebrated at the pilgrims centre. Constituency Paramakudi (state assembly constituency) Ramanathapuram (Lok Sabha constituency) 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 0.08% 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 household 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. References External links Paramakudi Municipality Cities and towns in Ramanathapuram district