Alampalayam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Namakkal, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Alampalayam is a Town Panchayat city situated in Tiruchengode taluka of Namakkal district. The Alampalayam city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,785 families residing in the Alampalayam city. The total population of Alampalayam is 20,286 out of which 10,264 are males and 10,022 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Alampalayam is 976.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Alampalayam city is 1926 which is 9% of the total population. There are 950 male children and 976 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Alampalayam is 1,027 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (976).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Alampalayam is 75.2%. Thus Alampalayam has higher literacy rate compared to 74.6% of Namakkal district. The male literacy rate is 82.22% and the female literacy rate is 68.07% in Alampalayam.

Alampalayam Town Panchayat has total administration over 5,785 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Alampalayam Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,926 950 976
Literacy 75.2% 74.6% 61.4%
Scheduled Caste 2,665 1,330 1,335
Scheduled Tribe 16 8 8
Illiterate 6,470 2,606 3,864

Caste-wise Population - Alampalayam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Alampalayam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,665 1,330 1,335
Schedule Tribe 16 8 8

Religion-wise Population - Alampalayam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Alampalayam is 19,416 which is 95.71% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Alampalayam is 375 which is 1.85% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Alampalayam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 19,416 (95.71%) 9,839 9,577
Muslim 375 (1.85%) 186 189
Christian 492 (2.43%) 239 253
Sikh 1 (0%) 0 1
Buddhist 1 (0%) 0 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 1 (0%) 0 1

Literacy Rate - Alampalayam

The total literacy rate of Alampalayam was 75.25% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 13,816 literates, males were 7,658 while females were 6,158. Also the male literacy rate was 82.22% and the female literacy rate was 68.07% in Alampalayam.

  Alampalayam Tamil Nadu
Female 68.07% 73.44%
Male 82.22% 86.77%
Total 75.25% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Alampalayam

The Sex Ratio of Alampalayam is 976. Thus per every 1000 men there were 976 females in Alampalayam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,027 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 976 ) of Alampalayam.

Child Population - Alampalayam

According to Census 2011, there were 1,926 children between age 0 to 6 years in Alampalayam. Out of which 950 were male while 976 were female.

Working Population - Alampalayam

In Alampalayam Town Panchayat out of total population, 9,705 were engaged in work activities. 94.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,705 workers engaged in Main Work, 370 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 377 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,131 6,157 2,974
Cultivators 370 230 140
Agriculture Labourer 377 170 207
Household Industries 189 119 70
Other Workers 8,195 5,638 2,557
Marginal Workers 574 358 216
Non Working 10,581 3,749 6,832

Alampalayam Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 791 88.1% 1,076
2 Ward No - 2 634 76.5% 881
3 Ward No - 3 639 71.8% 1,075
4 Ward No - 4 1,022 60.9% 1,056
5 Ward No - 5 1,658 74.6% 1,029
6 Ward No - 6 2,471 63.1% 993
7 Ward No - 7 1,593 84% 991
8 Ward No - 8 447 82.8% 918
9 Ward No - 9 1,124 65.5% 921
10 Ward No - 10 2,049 64.6% 970
11 Ward No - 11 1,655 64.8% 949
12 Ward No - 12 1,942 62.4% 913
13 Ward No - 13 1,292 73.5% 925
14 Ward No - 14 1,000 56.1% 984
15 Ward No - 15 1,969 60.6% 995

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