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

Perumagalur is a Town Panchayat city situated in Peravurani taluka of Thanjavur district. The Perumagalur city is divided into 12 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 1,536 families residing in the Perumagalur city. The total population of Perumagalur is 5,604 out of which 2,765 are males and 2,839 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Perumagalur is 1,027.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Perumagalur city is 510 which is 9% of the total population. There are 276 male children and 234 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Perumagalur is 848 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,027).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Perumagalur is 74%. Thus Perumagalur has a lower literacy rate compared to 82.6% of Thanjavur district. The male literacy rate is 82.64% and the female literacy rate is 65.8% in Perumagalur.

Population
5,604
Literacy
74%
Sex Ratio
1,027

Perumagalur Town Panchayat has total administration over 1,536 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.

Perumagalur Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 510 276 234
Literacy 74% 74.4% 60.4%
Scheduled Caste 603 303 300
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,833 708 1,125

Caste-wise Population - Perumagalur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Perumagalur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 603 303 300
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Perumagalur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Perumagalur is 5,550 which is 99.04% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Perumagalur is 35 which is 0.62% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Perumagalur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,550 (99.04%) 2,743 2,807
Muslim 35 (0.62%) 17 18
Christian 18 (0.32%) 5 13
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 1 (0.02%) 0 1

Literacy Rate - Perumagalur

The total literacy rate of Perumagalur was 74.03% in 2011 which is less than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 3,771 literates, males were 2,057 while females were 1,714. Also the male literacy rate was 82.64% and the female literacy rate was 65.8% in Perumagalur.

  Perumagalur Tamil Nadu
Female 65.8% 73.44%
Male 82.64% 86.77%
Total 74.03% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Perumagalur

The Sex Ratio of Perumagalur is 1,027. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,027 females in Perumagalur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 848 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,027 ) of Perumagalur.


Child Population - Perumagalur

According to Census 2011, there were 510 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Perumagalur. Out of which 276 were male while 234 were female.


Working Population - Perumagalur

In Perumagalur Town Panchayat out of total population, 2,936 were engaged in work activities. 83.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,936 workers engaged in Main Work, 990 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,056 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,452 1,464 988
Cultivators 990 621 369
Agriculture Labourer 1,056 550 506
Household Industries 11 2 9
Other Workers 395 291 104
Marginal Workers 484 289 195
Non Working 2,668 1,012 1,656

Perumagalur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Perumagalur is further divided into 12 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 660 43.5% 870
2 Ward No - 2 513 65.9% 1,146
3 Ward No - 3 455 69.7% 1,022
4 Ward No - 4 272 82% 985
5 Ward No - 5 504 71.8% 1,049
6 Ward No - 6 633 67.5% 1,160
7 Ward No - 7 594 67.2% 1,034
8 Ward No - 8 724 68% 1,006
9 Ward No - 9 437 73.5% 934
10 Ward No - 10 330 70.6% 1,062
11 Ward No - 11 246 77.2% 1,103
12 Ward No - 12 236 77.1% 1,034

Map of Perumagalur, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu


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