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Panayam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kollam, Kerala - Census 2011

Panayam is a Census Town city situated in Kollam taluka of Kollam district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,415 families residing in the Panayam city. The total population of Panayam is 25,607 out of which 12,267 are males and 13,340 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Panayam is 1,087.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Panayam city is 2425 which is 9% of the total population. There are 1180 male children and 1245 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Panayam is 1,055 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,087).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Panayam is 94.6%. Thus Panayam has higher literacy rate compared to 94.1% of Kollam district. The male literacy rate is 96.96% and the female literacy rate is 92.49% in Panayam.

Panayam Census Town has total administration over 6,415 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.

Panayam Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,425 1,180 1,245
Literacy 94.6% 87.6% 83.9%
Scheduled Caste 3,992 1,932 2,060
Scheduled Tribe 37 21 16
Illiterate 3,670 1,517 2,153

Caste-wise Population - Panayam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Panayam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,992 1,932 2,060
Schedule Tribe 37 21 16

Religion-wise Population - Panayam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Panayam is 20,232 which is 79.01% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Panayam is 2,370 which is 9.26% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Panayam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 20,232 (79.01%) 9,693 10,539
Muslim 2,370 (9.26%) 1,178 1,192
Christian 2,939 (11.48%) 1,368 1,571
Sikh 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Buddhist 1 (0%) 1 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 8 (0.03%) 3 5
No Religion Specified 55 (0.21%) 23 32

Literacy Rate - Panayam

The total literacy rate of Panayam was 94.63% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 21,937 literates, males were 10,750 while females were 11,187. Also the male literacy rate was 96.96% and the female literacy rate was 92.49% in Panayam.

  Panayam Kerala
Female 92.49% 92.07%
Male 96.96% 96.11%
Total 94.63% 94%

Sex Ratio - Panayam

The Sex Ratio of Panayam is 1,087. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,087 females in Panayam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,055 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,087 ) of Panayam.

Child Population - Panayam

According to Census 2011, there were 2,425 children between age 0 to 6 years in Panayam. Out of which 1,180 were male while 1,245 were female.

Working Population - Panayam

In Panayam Census Town out of total population, 9,849 were engaged in work activities. 74.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,849 workers engaged in Main Work, 87 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 211 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,362 5,079 2,283
Cultivators 87 69 18
Agriculture Labourer 211 181 30
Household Industries 218 136 82
Other Workers 6,846 4,693 2,153
Marginal Workers 2,487 1,406 1,081
Non Working 15,758 5,782 9,976

Panayam Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 25,607 85.7% 1,087

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