According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Vedaranyam had a population of 215,653 with 107,007 males and 108,646 females. There were 1,015 women for every 1,000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 76.14%. Child population in the age group below 6 was 9,589 Males and 9,083 Females.[1]