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Ponduru Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011

Ponduru is a Census Town city situated in Ponduru mandal of Srikakulam district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,289 families residing in the Ponduru city. The total population of Ponduru is 12,640 out of which 6,111 are males and 6,529 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ponduru is 1,068.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ponduru city is 1275 which is 10% of the total population. There are 675 male children and 600 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ponduru is 889 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,068).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ponduru is 73%. Thus Ponduru has higher literacy rate compared to 61.7% of Srikakulam district. The male literacy rate is 81.53% and the female literacy rate is 65.26% in Ponduru.

Ponduru Census Town has total administration over 3,289 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.

Ponduru Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,275 675 600
Literacy 73% 72.5% 59.3%
Scheduled Caste 1,088 472 616
Scheduled Tribe 191 96 95
Illiterate 4,339 1,679 2,660

Caste-wise Population - Ponduru

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.5% of total population in Ponduru.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,088 472 616
Schedule Tribe 191 96 95

Religion-wise Population - Ponduru

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ponduru is 12,370 which is 97.86% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ponduru is 158 which is 1.25% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Ponduru as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 12,370 (97.86%) 5,980 6,390
Muslim 158 (1.25%) 76 82
Christian 87 (0.69%) 42 45
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Jain 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 23 (0.18%) 13 10

Literacy Rate - Ponduru

The total literacy rate of Ponduru was 73.04% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.02% of Andhra Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 8,301 literates, males were 4,432 while females were 3,869. Also the male literacy rate was 81.53% and the female literacy rate was 65.26% in Ponduru.

  Ponduru Andhra Pradesh
Female 65.26% 59.15%
Male 81.53% 74.88%
Total 73.04% 67.02%

Sex Ratio - Ponduru

The Sex Ratio of Ponduru is 1,068. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,068 females in Ponduru. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 889 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,068 ) of Ponduru.

Child Population - Ponduru

According to Census 2011, there were 1,275 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ponduru. Out of which 675 were male while 600 were female.

Working Population - Ponduru

In Ponduru Census Town out of total population, 5,392 were engaged in work activities. 78.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,392 workers engaged in Main Work, 86 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 962 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,253 2,995 1,258
Cultivators 86 70 16
Agriculture Labourer 962 505 457
Household Industries 731 399 332
Other Workers 2,474 2,021 453
Marginal Workers 1,139 524 615
Non Working 7,248 2,592 4,656

Ponduru Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 12,640 65.7% 1,068

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