Alangudi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Alangudi is a Town Panchayat city situated in Alangudi taluka of Pudukkottai district. The Alangudi city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,064 families residing in the Alangudi city. The total population of Alangudi is 12,367 out of which 6,149 are males and 6,218 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Alangudi is 1,011.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Alangudi city is 1341 which is 11% of the total population. There are 692 male children and 649 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Alangudi is 938 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,011).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Alangudi is 87%. Thus Alangudi has higher literacy rate compared to 77.2% of Pudukkottai district. The male literacy rate is 92.19% and the female literacy rate is 81.81% in Alangudi.

Alangudi Town Panchayat has total administration over 3,064 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.

Alangudi Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,341 692 649
Literacy 87% 81.8% 73.3%
Scheduled Caste 1,283 628 655
Scheduled Tribe 8 3 5
Illiterate 2,780 1,118 1,662

Caste-wise Population - Alangudi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Alangudi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,283 628 655
Schedule Tribe 8 3 5

Religion-wise Population - Alangudi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Alangudi is 9,878 which is 79.87% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Alangudi is 1,798 which is 14.54% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Alangudi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 9,878 (79.87%) 4,907 4,971
Muslim 1,798 (14.54%) 910 888
Christian 689 (5.57%) 330 359
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 1 (0.01%) 1 0

Literacy Rate - Alangudi

The total literacy rate of Alangudi was 86.95% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 9,587 literates, males were 5,031 while females were 4,556. Also the male literacy rate was 92.19% and the female literacy rate was 81.81% in Alangudi.

  Alangudi Tamil Nadu
Female 81.81% 73.44%
Male 92.19% 86.77%
Total 86.95% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Alangudi

The Sex Ratio of Alangudi is 1,011. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,011 females in Alangudi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 938 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,011 ) of Alangudi.

Child Population - Alangudi

According to Census 2011, there were 1,341 children between age 0 to 6 years in Alangudi. Out of which 692 were male while 649 were female.

Working Population - Alangudi

In Alangudi Town Panchayat out of total population, 4,162 were engaged in work activities. 90.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,162 workers engaged in Main Work, 110 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 241 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,768 3,002 766
Cultivators 110 102 8
Agriculture Labourer 241 114 127
Household Industries 126 78 48
Other Workers 3,291 2,708 583
Marginal Workers 394 272 122
Non Working 8,205 2,875 5,330

Alangudi Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,046 71.8% 1,043
2 Ward No - 2 1,180 80.7% 1,017
3 Ward No - 3 565 82.3% 1,156
4 Ward No - 4 757 75.4% 941
5 Ward No - 5 640 56.7% 1,098
6 Ward No - 6 732 76.9% 973
7 Ward No - 7 586 79.5% 947
8 Ward No - 8 537 83.2% 1,131
9 Ward No - 9 1,153 74.1% 995
10 Ward No - 10 500 82.8% 1,066
11 Ward No - 11 621 83.1% 959
12 Ward No - 12 587 82.1% 1,031
13 Ward No - 13 1,300 83.2% 1,025
14 Ward No - 14 1,012 70.4% 1,012
15 Ward No - 15 1,151 82.5% 918

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