Parangipettai Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Parangipettai is a Town Panchayat city situated in Chidambaram taluka of Cuddalore district. The Parangipettai city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 5,561 families residing in the Parangipettai city. The total population of Parangipettai is 25,541 out of which 12,733 are males and 12,808 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Parangipettai is 1,006.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Parangipettai city is 3022 which is 12% of the total population. There are 1626 male children and 1396 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Parangipettai is 859 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,006).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Parangipettai is 88.2%. Thus Parangipettai has a higher literacy rate compared to 78% of Cuddalore district. The male literacy rate is 92.77% and the female literacy rate is 83.65% in Parangipettai.

Population
25,541
Literacy
88.2%
Sex Ratio
1,006

Parangipettai Town Panchayat has total administration over 5,561 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.

Parangipettai Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,022 1,626 1,396
Literacy 88.2% 80.9% 74.5%
Scheduled Caste 3,011 1,470 1,541
Scheduled Tribe 205 105 100
Illiterate 5,691 2,429 3,262

Caste-wise Population - Parangipettai

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Parangipettai.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,011 1,470 1,541
Schedule Tribe 205 105 100

Religion-wise Population - Parangipettai

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Parangipettai is 14,392 which is 56.35% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Parangipettai is 10,905 which is 42.7% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Parangipettai as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 14,392 (56.35%) 7,179 7,213
Muslim 10,905 (42.7%) 5,422 5,483
Christian 119 (0.47%) 69 50
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 17 (0.07%) 9 8
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 108 (0.42%) 54 54

Literacy Rate - Parangipettai

The total literacy rate of Parangipettai was 88.15% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 19,850 literates, males were 10,304 while females were 9,546. Also the male literacy rate was 92.77% and the female literacy rate was 83.65% in Parangipettai.

  Parangipettai Tamil Nadu
Female 83.65% 73.44%
Male 92.77% 86.77%
Total 88.15% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Parangipettai

The Sex Ratio of Parangipettai is 1,006. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,006 females in Parangipettai. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 859 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,006 ) of Parangipettai.


Child Population - Parangipettai

According to Census 2011, there were 3,022 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Parangipettai. Out of which 1,626 were male while 1,396 were female.


Working Population - Parangipettai

In Parangipettai Town Panchayat out of total population, 9,078 were engaged in work activities. 73.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,078 workers engaged in Main Work, 149 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 803 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,662 5,492 1,170
Cultivators 149 124 25
Agriculture Labourer 803 516 287
Household Industries 324 133 191
Other Workers 5,386 4,719 667
Marginal Workers 2,416 1,514 902
Non Working 16,463 5,727 10,736

Parangipettai Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Parangipettai is further divided into 18 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,200 84.6% 1,065
2 Ward No - 2 1,379 86.1% 1,007
3 Ward No - 3 593 79.4% 990
4 Ward No - 4 1,452 74.9% 984
5 Ward No - 5 2,725 73.9% 962
6 Ward No - 6 717 89.3% 1,066
7 Ward No - 7 1,042 80.4% 992
8 Ward No - 8 1,751 82.4% 967
9 Ward No - 9 1,399 83.7% 1,033
10 Ward No - 10 1,211 82.7% 1,081
11 Ward No - 11 1,832 79.2% 1,009
12 Ward No - 12 723 76.6% 986
13 Ward No - 13 1,361 82.1% 964
14 Ward No - 14 2,271 74.3% 1,055
15 Ward No - 15 1,300 66% 1,038
16 Ward No - 16 1,525 73.9% 965
17 Ward No - 17 849 73.5% 938
18 Ward No - 18 2,211 70.7% 1,028

Map of Parangipettai, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu


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