Ponneri Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Ponneri is a Town Panchayat city situated in Ponneri taluka of Thiruvallur district. The Ponneri city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 7,842 families residing in the Ponneri city. The total population of Ponneri is 31,025 out of which 15,481 are males and 15,544 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ponneri is 1,004.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Ponneri city is 3243 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1654 male children and 1589 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ponneri is 961 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,004).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ponneri is 86.4%. Thus Ponneri has a higher literacy rate compared to 84% of Thiruvallur district. The male literacy rate is 91.96% and the female literacy rate is 80.92% in Ponneri.

Population
31,025
Literacy
86.4%
Sex Ratio
1,004

Ponneri Town Panchayat has total administration over 7,842 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.

Ponneri Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,243 1,654 1,589
Literacy 86.4% 82.1% 72.6%
Scheduled Caste 8,076 4,004 4,072
Scheduled Tribe 401 194 207
Illiterate 7,018 2,766 4,252

Caste-wise Population - Ponneri

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.3% of total population in Ponneri.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 8,076 4,004 4,072
Schedule Tribe 401 194 207

Religion-wise Population - Ponneri

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ponneri is 27,554 which is 88.81% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ponneri is 1,912 which is 6.16% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Ponneri as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 27,554 (88.81%) 13,759 13,795
Muslim 1,912 (6.16%) 961 951
Christian 1,314 (4.24%) 649 665
Sikh 3 (0.01%) 1 2
Buddhist 16 (0.05%) 10 6
Jain 1 (0%) 0 1
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 224 (0.72%) 101 123

Literacy Rate - Ponneri

The total literacy rate of Ponneri was 86.41% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 24,007 literates, males were 12,715 while females were 11,292. Also the male literacy rate was 91.96% and the female literacy rate was 80.92% in Ponneri.

  Ponneri Tamil Nadu
Female 80.92% 73.44%
Male 91.96% 86.77%
Total 86.41% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Ponneri

The Sex Ratio of Ponneri is 1,004. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,004 females in Ponneri. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 961 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,004 ) of Ponneri.


Child Population - Ponneri

According to Census 2011, there were 3,243 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Ponneri. Out of which 1,654 were male while 1,589 were female.


Working Population - Ponneri

In Ponneri Town Panchayat out of total population, 11,216 were engaged in work activities. 83.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 11,216 workers engaged in Main Work, 114 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 139 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,396 7,759 1,637
Cultivators 114 101 13
Agriculture Labourer 139 108 31
Household Industries 166 98 68
Other Workers 8,977 7,452 1,525
Marginal Workers 1,820 1,235 585
Non Working 19,809 6,487 13,322

Ponneri Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 756 66.1% 914
2 Ward No - 2 2,105 76.2% 1,001
3 Ward No - 3 1,523 71% 1,086
4 Ward No - 4 3,121 78.2% 1,012
5 Ward No - 5 1,676 81.3% 974
6 Ward No - 6 1,966 78.6% 968
7 Ward No - 7 1,214 81.9% 1,075
8 Ward No - 8 1,307 76.8% 986
9 Ward No - 9 1,097 80.7% 1,074
10 Ward No - 10 1,469 84.7% 996
11 Ward No - 11 1,316 81.6% 973
12 Ward No - 12 1,842 85% 1,011
13 Ward No - 13 2,614 82.1% 977
14 Ward No - 14 1,792 74.4% 1,036
15 Ward No - 15 2,338 75.2% 1,000
16 Ward No - 16 1,575 73% 1,040
17 Ward No - 17 2,087 66.8% 988
18 Ward No - 18 1,227 75.2% 976

Map of Ponneri, Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu


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