Pollachi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Pollachi is a Municipality city situated in Pollachi taluka of Coimbatore district. The Pollachi city is divided into 36 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 24,755 families residing in the Pollachi city. The total population of Pollachi is 90,180 out of which 44,813 are males and 45,367 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pollachi is 1,012.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Pollachi city is 7732 which is 9% of the total population. There are 3952 male children and 3780 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pollachi is 956 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,012).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pollachi is 89.8%. Thus Pollachi has a higher literacy rate compared to 84% of Coimbatore district. The male literacy rate is 93.89% and the female literacy rate is 85.88% in Pollachi.

Population
90,180
Literacy
89.8%
Sex Ratio
1,012

Pollachi Municipality has total administration over 24,755 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Pollachi Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Pollachi Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 7,732 3,952 3,780
Literacy 89.8% 85.6% 78.7%
Scheduled Caste 9,531 4,606 4,925
Scheduled Tribe 258 120 138
Illiterate 16,101 6,449 9,652

Caste-wise Population - Pollachi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Pollachi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 9,531 4,606 4,925
Schedule Tribe 258 120 138

Religion-wise Population - Pollachi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Pollachi is 75,605 which is 83.84% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Pollachi is 10,601 which is 11.76% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Pollachi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 75,605 (83.84%) 37,559 38,046
Muslim 10,601 (11.76%) 5,294 5,307
Christian 3,825 (4.24%) 1,880 1,945
Sikh 55 (0.06%) 31 24
Buddhist 7 (0.01%) 5 2
Jain 11 (0.01%) 7 4
Other Religion 5 (0.01%) 3 2
No Religion Specified 71 (0.08%) 34 37

Literacy Rate - Pollachi

The total literacy rate of Pollachi was 89.85% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 74,079 literates, males were 38,364 while females were 35,715. Also the male literacy rate was 93.89% and the female literacy rate was 85.88% in Pollachi.

  Pollachi Tamil Nadu
Female 85.88% 73.44%
Male 93.89% 86.77%
Total 89.85% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Pollachi

The Sex Ratio of Pollachi is 1,012. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,012 females in Pollachi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 956 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,012 ) of Pollachi.


Child Population - Pollachi

According to Census 2011, there were 7,732 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Pollachi. Out of which 3,952 were male while 3,780 were female.


Working Population - Pollachi

In Pollachi Municipality out of total population, 36,972 were engaged in work activities. 93.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 36,972 workers engaged in Main Work, 219 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 488 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 34,445 26,597 7,848
Cultivators 219 180 39
Agriculture Labourer 488 302 186
Household Industries 1,018 526 492
Other Workers 32,720 25,589 7,131
Marginal Workers 2,527 1,433 1,094
Non Working 53,208 16,783 36,425

Pollachi Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Pollachi is further divided into 36 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,210 68.9% 1,048
2 Ward No - 2 1,739 81% 1,027
3 Ward No - 3 4,664 87.8% 1,027
4 Ward No - 4 2,547 87.6% 1,007
5 Ward No - 5 1,793 87.4% 1,012
6 Ward No - 6 2,819 89.9% 1,021
7 Ward No - 7 4,512 80.4% 1,083
8 Ward No - 8 2,571 90.1% 985
9 Ward No - 9 6,470 80.3% 1,038
10 Ward No - 10 3,349 77.8% 1,020
11 Ward No - 11 1,981 79.4% 1,090
12 Ward No - 12 1,749 88% 1,060
13 Ward No - 13 959 86.2% 1,062
14 Ward No - 14 1,686 88.7% 894
15 Ward No - 15 1,844 91.2% 927
16 Ward No - 16 1,190 88.2% 877
17 Ward No - 17 1,168 87.2% 1,124
18 Ward No - 18 2,054 88.2% 964
19 Ward No - 19 2,267 86.7% 958
20 Ward No - 20 2,507 85.1% 1,012
21 Ward No - 21 2,114 82.5% 1,011
22 Ward No - 22 4,042 80.9% 979
23 Ward No - 23 4,935 81.6% 965
24 Ward No - 24 2,450 71.3% 1,050
25 Ward No - 25 1,483 77.3% 1,001
26 Ward No - 26 1,707 84.2% 1,072
27 Ward No - 27 815 81.3% 993
28 Ward No - 28 1,025 88.1% 986
29 Ward No - 29 1,363 79.5% 1,094
30 Ward No - 30 2,304 76.4% 963
31 Ward No - 31 1,972 57.7% 1,085
32 Ward No - 32 3,011 85.9% 999
33 Ward No - 33 1,903 69.7% 1,010
34 Ward No - 34 3,852 83.2% 1,054
35 Ward No - 35 4,502 80.4% 976
36 Ward No - 36 2,623 84.9% 992

Map of Pollachi, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu


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