This research paper explores the socio-demographic characteristics of street vendors in terms of gender dimension, age, marital status, educational qualification, composition of caste, practices of religion, type of family, family size, place of residence and migration status in Madurai city.  The study concludes with female constitute high proposition among the sample street vendors in Madurai city constituting about 61.6 per cent, 37.2 per cent of the respondent had completed primary level of formal education, the majority of respondents practiced Hindu religion, an absolute majority of the respondents were from a household of 4 members to 6 members in their family, and the majority of the street vendors were originally from Madurai city.

KEYWORDS: sociological and demographic characteristics: gender dimension, marital status, practices of religion; street vendors, Madurai city.