Pudupalayam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Pudupalayam is a Town Panchayat city situated in Chengam taluka of Tiruvannamalai district. The Pudupalayam city is divided into 12 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 2,591 families residing in the Pudupalayam city. The total population of Pudupalayam is 11,382 out of which 5,608 are males and 5,774 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pudupalayam is 1,030.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Pudupalayam city is 1276 which is 11% of the total population. There are 645 male children and 631 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pudupalayam is 978 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,030).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pudupalayam is 71.6%. Thus Pudupalayam has a lower literacy rate compared to 74.2% of Tiruvannamalai district. The male literacy rate is 80.64% and the female literacy rate is 62.94% in Pudupalayam.

Population
11,382
Literacy
71.6%
Sex Ratio
1,030

Pudupalayam Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,591 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.

Pudupalayam Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,276 645 631
Literacy 71.6% 71.4% 56.1%
Scheduled Caste 4,781 2,334 2,447
Scheduled Tribe 29 13 16
Illiterate 4,143 1,606 2,537

Caste-wise Population - Pudupalayam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 42% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Pudupalayam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,781 2,334 2,447
Schedule Tribe 29 13 16

Religion-wise Population - Pudupalayam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Pudupalayam is 11,165 which is 98.09% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Pudupalayam is 29 which is 0.25% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Pudupalayam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 11,165 (98.09%) 5,500 5,665
Muslim 29 (0.25%) 13 16
Christian 182 (1.6%) 92 90
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 6 (0.05%) 3 3

Literacy Rate - Pudupalayam

The total literacy rate of Pudupalayam was 71.63% in 2011 which is less than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 7,239 literates, males were 4,002 while females were 3,237. Also the male literacy rate was 80.64% and the female literacy rate was 62.94% in Pudupalayam.

  Pudupalayam Tamil Nadu
Female 62.94% 73.44%
Male 80.64% 86.77%
Total 71.63% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Pudupalayam

The Sex Ratio of Pudupalayam is 1,030. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,030 females in Pudupalayam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 978 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,030 ) of Pudupalayam.


Child Population - Pudupalayam

According to Census 2011, there were 1,276 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Pudupalayam. Out of which 645 were male while 631 were female.


Working Population - Pudupalayam

In Pudupalayam Town Panchayat out of total population, 4,850 were engaged in work activities. 75.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,850 workers engaged in Main Work, 591 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,303 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,650 2,605 1,045
Cultivators 591 516 75
Agriculture Labourer 1,303 721 582
Household Industries 90 59 31
Other Workers 1,666 1,309 357
Marginal Workers 1,200 611 589
Non Working 6,532 2,392 4,140

Pudupalayam Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 954 60.5% 1,060
2 Ward No - 2 760 65.1% 959
3 Ward No - 3 1,168 54.6% 1,067
4 Ward No - 4 1,112 57.6% 1,011
5 Ward No - 5 926 67.1% 983
6 Ward No - 6 785 76.2% 1,039
7 Ward No - 7 1,029 60.3% 1,034
8 Ward No - 8 543 53% 926
9 Ward No - 9 1,303 69.7% 1,065
10 Ward No - 10 789 59.3% 1,115
11 Ward No - 11 993 67.8% 1,027
12 Ward No - 12 1,020 69.8% 1,020

Map of Pudupalayam, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu


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