Papanasam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Papanasam is a Town Panchayat city situated in Papanasam taluka of Thanjavur district. The Papanasam city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 4,360 families residing in the Papanasam city. The total population of Papanasam is 17,548 out of which 8,628 are males and 8,920 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Papanasam is 1,034.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Papanasam city is 1782 which is 10% of the total population. There are 949 male children and 833 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Papanasam is 878 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,034).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Papanasam is 89.2%. Thus Papanasam has a higher literacy rate compared to 82.6% of Thanjavur district. The male literacy rate is 93.79% and the female literacy rate is 84.82% in Papanasam.

Population
17,548
Literacy
89.2%
Sex Ratio
1,034

Papanasam Town Panchayat has total administration over 4,360 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Papanasam Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,782 949 833
Literacy 89.2% 83.5% 76.9%
Scheduled Caste 1,626 836 790
Scheduled Tribe 73 42 31
Illiterate 3,487 1,426 2,061

Caste-wise Population - Papanasam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Papanasam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,626 836 790
Schedule Tribe 73 42 31

Religion-wise Population - Papanasam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Papanasam is 13,437 which is 76.57% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Papanasam is 2,702 which is 15.4% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Papanasam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 13,437 (76.57%) 6,729 6,708
Muslim 2,702 (15.4%) 1,229 1,473
Christian 1,374 (7.83%) 656 718
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 6 (0.03%) 2 4
Other Religion 2 (0.01%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 27 (0.15%) 11 16

Literacy Rate - Papanasam

The total literacy rate of Papanasam was 89.19% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 14,061 literates, males were 7,202 while females were 6,859. Also the male literacy rate was 93.79% and the female literacy rate was 84.82% in Papanasam.

  Papanasam Tamil Nadu
Female 84.82% 73.44%
Male 93.79% 86.77%
Total 89.19% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Papanasam

The Sex Ratio of Papanasam is 1,034. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,034 females in Papanasam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 878 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,034 ) of Papanasam.


Child Population - Papanasam

According to Census 2011, there were 1,782 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Papanasam. Out of which 949 were male while 833 were female.


Working Population - Papanasam

In Papanasam Town Panchayat out of total population, 6,016 were engaged in work activities. 93.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,016 workers engaged in Main Work, 230 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,284 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,621 4,606 1,015
Cultivators 230 213 17
Agriculture Labourer 1,284 1,034 250
Household Industries 266 118 148
Other Workers 3,841 3,241 600
Marginal Workers 395 263 132
Non Working 11,532 3,759 7,773

Papanasam Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Papanasam is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 855 85.3% 1,060
2 Ward No - 2 1,437 84% 1,041
3 Ward No - 3 1,037 83.8% 1,041
4 Ward No - 4 1,278 73.4% 1,006
5 Ward No - 5 1,449 76.7% 1,091
6 Ward No - 6 974 84.7% 1,131
7 Ward No - 7 1,951 83.9% 993
8 Ward No - 8 864 86.2% 1,005
9 Ward No - 9 1,047 82% 975
10 Ward No - 10 1,179 69.7% 1,058
11 Ward No - 11 692 80.9% 1,110
12 Ward No - 12 1,387 82.4% 1,046
13 Ward No - 13 1,046 76.4% 937
14 Ward No - 14 821 83.8% 1,007
15 Ward No - 15 1,531 73.7% 1,052

Map of Papanasam, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu


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