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Pilerne Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data North Goa, Goa - Census 2011

Pilerne is a Census Town city situated in Bardez taluka of North Goa district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,482 families residing in the Pilerne city. The total population of Pilerne is 5,827 out of which 3,024 are males and 2,803 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pilerne is 927.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pilerne city is 577 which is 10% of the total population. There are 289 male children and 288 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pilerne is 997 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (927).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pilerne is 93.2%. Thus Pilerne has higher literacy rate compared to 89.6% of North Goa district. The male literacy rate is 94.73% and the female literacy rate is 91.45% in Pilerne.

Pilerne Census Town has total administration over 1,482 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.

Pilerne Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 577 289 288
Literacy 93.2% 85.7% 82.1%
Scheduled Caste 74 36 38
Scheduled Tribe 52 24 28
Illiterate 936 433 503

Caste-wise Population - Pilerne

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.9% of total population in Pilerne.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 74 36 38
Schedule Tribe 52 24 28

Religion-wise Population - Pilerne

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Pilerne is 4,302 which is 73.83% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Pilerne is 255 which is 4.38% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Pilerne as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,302 (73.83%) 2,255 2,047
Muslim 255 (4.38%) 132 123
Christian 1,223 (20.99%) 611 612
Sikh 3 (0.05%) 2 1
Buddhist 5 (0.09%) 4 1
Jain 15 (0.26%) 9 6
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 24 (0.41%) 11 13

Literacy Rate - Pilerne

The total literacy rate of Pilerne was 93.16% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 88.7% of Goa. Population-wise, out of total 4,891 literates, males were 2,591 while females were 2,300. Also the male literacy rate was 94.73% and the female literacy rate was 91.45% in Pilerne.

  Pilerne Goa
Female 91.45% 84.66%
Male 94.73% 92.65%
Total 93.16% 88.7%

Sex Ratio - Pilerne

The Sex Ratio of Pilerne is 927. Thus per every 1000 men there were 927 females in Pilerne. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 997 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 927 ) of Pilerne.

Child Population - Pilerne

According to Census 2011, there were 577 children between age 0 to 6 years in Pilerne. Out of which 289 were male while 288 were female.

Working Population - Pilerne

In Pilerne Census Town out of total population, 2,397 were engaged in work activities. 88.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,397 workers engaged in Main Work, 18 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,129 1,562 567
Cultivators 18 8 10
Agriculture Labourer 11 8 3
Household Industries 16 15 1
Other Workers 2,084 1,531 553
Marginal Workers 268 169 99
Non Working 3,430 1,293 2,137

Pilerne Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,827 83.9% 927

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