Puducherry Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Puducherry, Puducherry - Census 2011

Puducherry is a Municipality city situated in Puducherry Taluk commune panchayat of Puducherry district. The Puducherry city is divided into 42 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 60,638 families residing in the Puducherry city. The total population of Puducherry is 244,377 out of which 119,430 are males and 124,947 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Puducherry is 1,046.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Puducherry city is 23626 which is 10% of the total population. There are 11844 male children and 11782 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Puducherry is 995 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,046).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Puducherry is 89.2%. Thus Puducherry has a higher literacy rate compared to 85.4% of Puducherry district. The male literacy rate is 93.95% and the female literacy rate is 84.72% in Puducherry.

Population
244,377
Literacy
89.2%
Sex Ratio
1,046

Puducherry Municipality has total administration over 60,638 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.

Puducherry Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 23,626 11,844 11,782
Literacy 89.2% 84.6% 76.7%
Scheduled Caste 26,628 12,866 13,762
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 47,426 18,356 29,070

Caste-wise Population - Puducherry

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Puducherry.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 26,628 12,866 13,762
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Puducherry

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Puducherry is 203,786 which is 83.39% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Puducherry is 12,134 which is 4.97% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Puducherry as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 203,786 (83.39%) 100,123 103,663
Muslim 12,134 (4.97%) 5,912 6,222
Christian 26,587 (10.88%) 12,453 14,134
Sikh 65 (0.03%) 35 30
Buddhist 211 (0.09%) 118 93
Jain 380 (0.16%) 188 192
Other Religion 57 (0.02%) 33 24
No Religion Specified 1,157 (0.47%) 568 589

Literacy Rate - Puducherry

The total literacy rate of Puducherry was 89.22% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 85.85% of Puducherry. Population-wise, out of total 196,951 literates, males were 101,074 while females were 95,877. Also the male literacy rate was 93.95% and the female literacy rate was 84.72% in Puducherry.

  Puducherry Puducherry
Female 84.72% 80.67%
Male 93.95% 91.26%
Total 89.22% 85.85%

Sex Ratio - Puducherry

The Sex Ratio of Puducherry is 1,046. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,046 females in Puducherry. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 995 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,046 ) of Puducherry.


Child Population - Puducherry

According to Census 2011, there were 23,626 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Puducherry. Out of which 11,844 were male while 11,782 were female.


Working Population - Puducherry

In Puducherry Municipality out of total population, 87,920 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 87,920 workers engaged in Main Work, 532 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 705 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 81,931 62,247 19,684
Cultivators 532 452 80
Agriculture Labourer 705 499 206
Household Industries 1,304 730 574
Other Workers 79,390 60,566 18,824
Marginal Workers 5,989 3,758 2,231
Non Working 156,457 53,425 103,032

Puducherry Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Puducherry is further divided into 42 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,771 84.9% 1,069
2 Ward No - 2 4,169 87.7% 1,048
3 Ward No - 3 3,862 82.4% 1,036
4 Ward No - 4 10,506 71.9% 1,045
5 Ward No - 5 7,664 75.8% 1,040
6 Ward No - 6 6,145 81.6% 1,037
7 Ward No - 7 4,367 81.3% 1,054
8 Ward No - 8 5,068 78.8% 1,074
9 Ward No - 9 3,893 70.5% 1,071
10 Ward No - 10 6,623 81.3% 1,064
11 Ward No - 11 3,571 82.1% 1,035
12 Ward No - 12 1,846 88.5% 1,159
13 Ward No - 13 1,697 91.3% 1,057
14 Ward No - 14 4,266 84.8% 1,077
15 Ward No - 15 2,650 85.8% 1,008
16 Ward No - 16 2,640 85.8% 1,312
17 Ward No - 17 2,155 87.4% 1,151
18 Ward No - 18 3,859 87.5% 1,167
19 Ward No - 19 4,621 83.2% 1,109
20 Ward No - 20 6,998 70% 1,091
21 Ward No - 21 6,278 78.4% 1,051
22 Ward No - 22 8,296 81.8% 1,069
23 Ward No - 23 7,639 74.3% 1,064
24 Ward No - 24 5,629 75.6% 1,054
25 Ward No - 25 4,537 81% 1,079
26 Ward No - 26 4,534 83.8% 1,074
27 Ward No - 27 5,793 84.1% 1,010
28 Ward No - 28 6,511 81.5% 1,030
29 Ward No - 29 5,764 84.9% 1,059
30 Ward No - 30 6,703 81.3% 1,028
31 Ward No - 31 6,099 83.6% 1,006
32 Ward No - 32 4,865 83.4% 1,053
33 Ward No - 33 6,154 77.2% 1,062
34 Ward No - 34 6,153 82.2% 1,050
35 Ward No - 35 5,174 85.4% 998
36 Ward No - 36 6,253 82.3% 1,009
37 Ward No - 37 6,044 84.9% 1,035
38 Ward No - 38 12,359 83.3% 1,008
39 Ward No - 39 7,472 74.6% 995
40 Ward No - 40 15,984 81.6% 1,013
41 Ward No - 41 9,225 81.5% 994
42 Ward No - 42 6,540 74.1% 1,030

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