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Nallur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Nallur is a Census Town city situated in Ponneri taluka of Thiruvallur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,887 families residing in the Nallur city. The total population of Nallur is 19,595 out of which 9,843 are males and 9,752 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nallur is 991.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nallur city is 2318 which is 12% of the total population. There are 1152 male children and 1166 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nallur is 1,012 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (991).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nallur is 86.5%. Thus Nallur has higher literacy rate compared to 84% of Thiruvallur district. The male literacy rate is 91.95% and the female literacy rate is 80.89% in Nallur.

Nallur Census Town has total administration over 4,887 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Nallur Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Nallur Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 2,318 1,152 1,166
Literacy 86.5% 81.2% 71.2%
Scheduled Caste 2,144 1,062 1,082
Scheduled Tribe 243 121 122
Illiterate 4,659 1,852 2,807

Caste-wise Population - Nallur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.2% of total population in Nallur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,144 1,062 1,082
Schedule Tribe 243 121 122

Religion-wise Population - Nallur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Nallur is 17,048 which is 87% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Nallur is 1,182 which is 6.03% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Nallur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 17,048 (87%) 8,581 8,467
Muslim 1,182 (6.03%) 585 597
Christian 1,243 (6.34%) 629 614
Sikh 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 118 (0.6%) 45 73

Literacy Rate - Nallur

The total literacy rate of Nallur was 86.45% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 14,936 literates, males were 7,991 while females were 6,945. Also the male literacy rate was 91.95% and the female literacy rate was 80.89% in Nallur.

  Nallur Tamil Nadu
Female 80.89% 73.44%
Male 91.95% 86.77%
Total 86.45% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Nallur

The Sex Ratio of Nallur is 991. Thus per every 1000 men there were 991 females in Nallur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,012 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 991 ) of Nallur.

Child Population - Nallur

According to Census 2011, there were 2,318 children between age 0 to 6 years in Nallur. Out of which 1,152 were male while 1,166 were female.

Working Population - Nallur

In Nallur Census Town out of total population, 7,675 were engaged in work activities. 82.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,675 workers engaged in Main Work, 15 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 118 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,356 5,195 1,161
Cultivators 15 13 2
Agriculture Labourer 118 92 26
Household Industries 121 61 60
Other Workers 6,102 5,029 1,073
Marginal Workers 1,319 757 562
Non Working 11,920 3,891 8,029

Nallur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Nallur is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 19,595 76.2% 991

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