Panthalur Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu

Panthalur Taluka of The Nilgiris district has a total population of 125,931 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 61,637 are males while 64,294 are females. In 2011 there were a total 30,615 families residing in Panthalur Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Panthalur Taluka is 1,043.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 35.4% people live in Urban areas while 64.6% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 87.2% while that in rural areas is 86.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Panthalur Taluka is 1,035 while that of Rural areas is 1,048.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Panthalur Taluka is 13036 which is 10% of the total population. There are 6564 male children and 6472 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Panthalur Taluka is 986 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,043 ) of Panthalur Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Panthalur Taluka is 86.73%. The male literacy rate is 82.29% and the female literacy rate is 73.41% in Panthalur Taluka.

Population
125,931
Literacy
86.73%
Sex Ratio
1,043

To facilitate the administration, Panthalur Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 4 villages.

Panthalur Taluka Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Panthalur Taluka.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 13,036 6,564 6,472
Literacy 86.73% 82.29% 73.41%
Scheduled Caste 49,295 24,319 24,976
Scheduled Tribe 10,897 5,278 5,619
Illiterate 28,013 10,916 17,097

Caste-wise Population - Panthalur Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 39.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.7% of total population in Panthalur Taluka of Tamil Nadu.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 49,295 24,319 24,976
Schedule Tribe 10,897 5,278 5,619

Religion-wise Population - Panthalur Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 89,875 (71.37%) 44,204 45,671
Muslim 22,456 (17.83%) 10,734 11,722
Christian 13,361 (10.61%) 6,589 6,772
Sikh 27 (0.02%) 17 10
Buddhist 19 (0.02%) 8 11
Jain 5 (0%) 1 4
Other Religion 11 (0.01%) 6 5
No Religion Specified 177 (0.14%) 78 99

Literacy Rate - Panthalur Taluka

Average literacy rate of Panthalur Taluka in 2011 were 86.73% in which, male and female literacy were 92.1% and 81.62% respectively. Total literate in Panthalur Taluka were 97,918 of which male and female were 50,721 and 47,197 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Panthalur Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Panthalur Taluka is 1,043 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,043 females in Panthalur Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 986 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,043 ) of Panthalur Taluka.


Child Population - Panthalur Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 13,036 children between age 0 to 6 years in Panthalur Taluka. Out of which 6,564 were male while 6,472 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Panthalur Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are a total 10,729 families under Panthalur Taluka living in urban areas while 10,729 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 35.4% of total population of Panthalur Taluka lives in Urban areas while 64.6% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 4,717 while that in rural regions is 8,319.

Total Urban Rural
Population 125,931 44,590 81,341
Children (0 - 6 years) 13,036 4,717 8,319
Schedule Caste 49,295 26,079 23,216
Schedule Tribe 10,897 1,785 9,112
Literacy 86.73% 87.21% 86.47%
Sex Ratio 1,043 1,035 1,048

Working Population - Panthalur Taluka

In Panthalur Taluka out of total population, 55,597 were engaged in work activities. 85.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 55,597 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,788 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5,804 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 47,452 29,425 18,027
Cultivators 1,788 1,443 345
Agriculture Labourer 5,804 3,296 2,508
Household Industries 454 261 193
Other Workers 39,406 24,425 14,981
Marginal Workers 8,145 4,389 3,756
Non Working 70,334 27,823 42,511

Nearby Talukas from Panthalur Taluka

Below is the list of Talukas near Panthalur Taluka in The Nilgiris district.


Panthalur Taluka Map


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