Ponnamaravathi Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu

Ponnamaravathi Taluka of Pudukkottai district has total population of 108,479 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 53,788 are males while 54,691 are females. In 2011 there were total 27,104 families residing in Ponnamaravathi Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Ponnamaravathi Taluka is 1,017.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 11.7% people lives in Urban areas while 88.3% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 88.8% while that in the rural areas is 72.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Ponnamaravathi Taluka is 1,010% while that of Rural areas is 1,018.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ponnamaravathi Taluka is 11444 which is 11% of the total population. There are 5883 male children and 5561 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ponnamaravathi Taluka is 945 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,017 ) of Ponnamaravathi Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Ponnamaravathi Taluka is 74.36%. The male literacy rate is 75.27% and the female literacy rate is 57.91% in Ponnamaravathi Taluka.

Population
108,479
Families
27,104
Literacy
74.36%
Sex Ratio
1,017

To facilitate the administration, Ponnamaravathi Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 49 villages.

Ponnamaravathi Taluka Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ponnamaravathi Taluka.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 11,444 5,883 5,561
Literacy 74.36% 75.27% 57.91%
Scheduled Caste 17,453 8,750 8,703
Scheduled Tribe 1 1 0
Illiterate 36,322 13,303 23,019

Caste-wise Population - Ponnamaravathi Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Ponnamaravathi Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 17,453 8,750 8,703
Schedule Tribe 1 1 0

Religion-wise Population - Ponnamaravathi Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 102,178 (94.19%) 50,703 51,475
Muslim 5,286 (4.87%) 2,592 2,694
Christian 907 (0.84%) 444 463
Sikh 19 (0.02%) 10 9
Buddhist 3 (0%) 1 2
Jain 2 (0%) 0 2
Other Religion 11 (0.01%) 6 5
No Religion Specified 73 (0.07%) 32 41

Literacy Rate - Ponnamaravathi Taluka

Average literacy rate of Ponnamaravathi Taluka in 2011 were 74.36% in which, male and female literacy were 84.51% and 64.47% respectively. Total literate in Ponnamaravathi Taluka were 72,157 of which male and female were 40,485 and 31,672 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Ponnamaravathi Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Ponnamaravathi Taluka is 1,017 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,017 females in Ponnamaravathi Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 945 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,017 ) of Ponnamaravathi Taluka.

Child Population - Ponnamaravathi Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 11,444 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ponnamaravathi Taluka. Out of which 11,444 were male while 11,444 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Ponnamaravathi Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 3,380 families under Ponnamaravathi Taluka living in urban areas while 3,380 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 11.7% of total population of Ponnamaravathi Taluka lives in Urban areas while 88.3% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 1,214 while that in rural region is 10,230.

Total Urban Rural
Population 108,479 12,676 95,803
Children (0 - 6 years) 11,444 1,214 10,230
Schedule Caste 17,453 915 16,538
Schedule Tribe 1 0 1
Literacy 74.36% 88.76% 72.43%
Sex Ratio 1,017 1,010 1,018

Working Population - Ponnamaravathi Taluka

In Ponnamaravathi Taluka out of total population, 52,501 were engaged in work activities. 73.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 52,501 workers engaged in Main Work, 13,165 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13,703 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 38,805 24,953 13,852
Cultivators 13,165 7,957 5,208
Agriculture Labourer 13,703 7,240 6,463
Household Industries 816 446 370
Other Workers 11,121 9,310 1,811
Marginal Workers 13,696 6,664 7,032
Non Working 55,978 22,171 33,807

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