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Paloor Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Paloor is a Census Town city situated in Vilavancode taluka of Kanniyakumari district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,761 families residing in the Paloor city. The total population of Paloor is 6,818 out of which 3,357 are males and 3,461 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Paloor is 1,031.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Paloor city is 631 which is 9% of the total population. There are 323 male children and 308 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Paloor is 954 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,031).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Paloor is 91.4%. Thus Paloor has lower literacy rate compared to 91.7% of Kanniyakumari district. The male literacy rate is 94.73% and the female literacy rate is 88.14% in Paloor.

Paloor Census Town has total administration over 1,761 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.

Paloor Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 631 323 308
Literacy 91.4% 85.6% 80.3%
Scheduled Caste 164 75 89
Scheduled Tribe 122 60 62
Illiterate 1,165 483 682

Caste-wise Population - Paloor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.8% of total population in Paloor.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 164 75 89
Schedule Tribe 122 60 62

Religion-wise Population - Paloor

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Paloor is 3,059 which is 44.87% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Paloor is 17 which is 0.25% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Paloor as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,059 (44.87%) 1,535 1,524
Muslim 17 (0.25%) 7 10
Christian 3,735 (54.78%) 1,811 1,924
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Jain 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 5 (0.07%) 3 2

Literacy Rate - Paloor

The total literacy rate of Paloor was 91.37% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 5,653 literates, males were 2,874 while females were 2,779. Also the male literacy rate was 94.73% and the female literacy rate was 88.14% in Paloor.

  Paloor Tamil Nadu
Female 88.14% 73.44%
Male 94.73% 86.77%
Total 91.37% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Paloor

The Sex Ratio of Paloor is 1,031. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,031 females in Paloor. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 954 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,031 ) of Paloor.

Child Population - Paloor

According to Census 2011, there were 631 children between age 0 to 6 years in Paloor. Out of which 323 were male while 308 were female.

Working Population - Paloor

In Paloor Census Town out of total population, 2,585 were engaged in work activities. 67.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,585 workers engaged in Main Work, 25 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 334 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,738 1,362 376
Cultivators 25 22 3
Agriculture Labourer 334 315 19
Household Industries 124 41 83
Other Workers 1,255 984 271
Marginal Workers 847 571 276
Non Working 4,233 1,424 2,809

Paloor Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,818 82.9% 1,031

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