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Pileru Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011

Pileru is a Census Town city situated in Pileru mandal of Chittoor district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 10,536 families residing in the Pileru city. The total population of Pileru is 41,489 out of which 20,677 are males and 20,812 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pileru is 1,007.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pileru city is 4302 which is 10% of the total population. There are 2266 male children and 2036 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pileru is 898 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,007).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pileru is 83.2%. Thus Pileru has higher literacy rate compared to 71.5% of Chittoor district. The male literacy rate is 89.58% and the female literacy rate is 76.99% in Pileru.

Pileru Census Town has total administration over 10,536 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.

Pileru Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 4,302 2,266 2,036
Literacy 83.2% 79.8% 69.5%
Scheduled Caste 3,350 1,584 1,766
Scheduled Tribe 1,469 708 761
Illiterate 10,540 4,184 6,356

Caste-wise Population - Pileru

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.5% of total population in Pileru.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,350 1,584 1,766
Schedule Tribe 1,469 708 761

Religion-wise Population - Pileru

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Pileru is 27,780 which is 66.96% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Pileru is 13,513 which is 32.57% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Pileru as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 27,780 (66.96%) 13,778 14,002
Muslim 13,513 (32.57%) 6,795 6,718
Christian 148 (0.36%) 79 69
Sikh 8 (0.02%) 2 6
Buddhist 3 (0.01%) 1 2
Jain 3 (0.01%) 1 2
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 34 (0.08%) 21 13

Literacy Rate - Pileru

The total literacy rate of Pileru was 83.23% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.02% of Andhra Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 30,949 literates, males were 16,493 while females were 14,456. Also the male literacy rate was 89.58% and the female literacy rate was 76.99% in Pileru.

  Pileru Andhra Pradesh
Female 76.99% 59.15%
Male 89.58% 74.88%
Total 83.23% 67.02%

Sex Ratio - Pileru

The Sex Ratio of Pileru is 1,007. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,007 females in Pileru. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 898 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,007 ) of Pileru.

Child Population - Pileru

According to Census 2011, there were 4,302 children between age 0 to 6 years in Pileru. Out of which 2,266 were male while 2,036 were female.

Working Population - Pileru

In Pileru Census Town out of total population, 14,116 were engaged in work activities. 96.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 14,116 workers engaged in Main Work, 688 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 810 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 13,560 10,793 2,767
Cultivators 688 637 51
Agriculture Labourer 810 495 315
Household Industries 186 132 54
Other Workers 11,876 9,529 2,347
Marginal Workers 556 318 238
Non Working 27,373 9,566 17,807

Pileru Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 41,489 74.6% 1,007

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