Puthalam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Puthalam is a Town Panchayat city situated in Agastheeswaram taluka of Kanniyakumari district. The Puthalam city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 3,417 families residing in the Puthalam city. The total population of Puthalam is 13,073 out of which 6,449 are males and 6,624 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Puthalam is 1,027.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Puthalam city is 1280 which is 10% of the total population. There are 594 male children and 686 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Puthalam is 1,155 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,027).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Puthalam is 92.9%. Thus Puthalam has a higher literacy rate compared to 91.7% of Kanniyakumari district. The male literacy rate is 94.84% and the female literacy rate is 90.91% in Puthalam.

Population
13,073
Literacy
92.9%
Sex Ratio
1,027

Puthalam Town Panchayat has total administration over 3,417 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.

Puthalam Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,280 594 686
Literacy 92.9% 86.1% 81.5%
Scheduled Caste 190 95 95
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,122 896 1,226

Caste-wise Population - Puthalam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Puthalam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 190 95 95
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Puthalam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Puthalam is 9,379 which is 71.74% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Puthalam is 627 which is 4.8% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Puthalam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 9,379 (71.74%) 4,662 4,717
Muslim 627 (4.8%) 288 339
Christian 3,062 (23.42%) 1,497 1,565
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 5 (0.04%) 2 3

Literacy Rate - Puthalam

The total literacy rate of Puthalam was 92.86% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 10,951 literates, males were 5,553 while females were 5,398. Also the male literacy rate was 94.84% and the female literacy rate was 90.91% in Puthalam.

  Puthalam Tamil Nadu
Female 90.91% 73.44%
Male 94.84% 86.77%
Total 92.86% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Puthalam

The Sex Ratio of Puthalam is 1,027. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,027 females in Puthalam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,155 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,027 ) of Puthalam.


Child Population - Puthalam

According to Census 2011, there were 1,280 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Puthalam. Out of which 594 were male while 686 were female.


Working Population - Puthalam

In Puthalam Town Panchayat out of total population, 4,674 were engaged in work activities. 84.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,674 workers engaged in Main Work, 69 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 530 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,956 3,258 698
Cultivators 69 66 3
Agriculture Labourer 530 509 21
Household Industries 270 66 204
Other Workers 3,087 2,617 470
Marginal Workers 718 410 308
Non Working 8,399 2,781 5,618

Puthalam Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Puthalam is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 547 85.4% 1,041
2 Ward No - 2 1,020 82.1% 1,052
3 Ward No - 3 855 89.2% 1,021
4 Ward No - 4 851 80.5% 1,036
5 Ward No - 5 1,392 84% 1,009
6 Ward No - 6 636 85.5% 1,092
7 Ward No - 7 583 85.2% 1,046
8 Ward No - 8 1,800 81.6% 1,022
9 Ward No - 9 507 82.8% 1,121
10 Ward No - 10 923 81.1% 1,117
11 Ward No - 11 686 78.4% 960
12 Ward No - 12 757 81.9% 1,057
13 Ward No - 13 684 86% 1,024
14 Ward No - 14 931 87.4% 916
15 Ward No - 15 901 87.8% 985

Map of Puthalam, Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu


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