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

Arimalam is a Town Panchayat city situated in Thirumayam taluka of Pudukkottai district. The Arimalam city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,184 families residing in the Arimalam city. The total population of Arimalam is 8,948 out of which 4,465 are males and 4,483 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Arimalam is 1,004.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Arimalam city is 890 which is 10% of the total population. There are 433 male children and 457 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Arimalam is 1,055 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,004).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Arimalam is 79%. Thus Arimalam has higher literacy rate compared to 77.2% of Pudukkottai district. The male literacy rate is 87.25% and the female literacy rate is 70.69% in Arimalam.

Arimalam Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,184 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.

Arimalam Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 890 433 457
Literacy 79% 78.8% 63.5%
Scheduled Caste 658 361 297
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,584 947 1,637

Caste-wise Population - Arimalam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Arimalam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 658 361 297
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Arimalam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Arimalam is 8,548 which is 95.53% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Arimalam is 245 which is 2.74% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Arimalam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,548 (95.53%) 4,266 4,282
Muslim 245 (2.74%) 126 119
Christian 148 (1.65%) 70 78
Sikh 2 (0.02%) 1 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Other Religion 2 (0.02%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 2 (0.02%) 1 1

Literacy Rate - Arimalam

The total literacy rate of Arimalam was 78.98% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 6,364 literates, males were 3,518 while females were 2,846. Also the male literacy rate was 87.25% and the female literacy rate was 70.69% in Arimalam.

  Arimalam Tamil Nadu
Female 70.69% 73.44%
Male 87.25% 86.77%
Total 78.98% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Arimalam

The Sex Ratio of Arimalam is 1,004. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,004 females in Arimalam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,055 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,004 ) of Arimalam.

Child Population - Arimalam

According to Census 2011, there were 890 children between age 0 to 6 years in Arimalam. Out of which 433 were male while 457 were female.

Working Population - Arimalam

In Arimalam Town Panchayat out of total population, 3,558 were engaged in work activities. 69.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,558 workers engaged in Main Work, 453 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 786 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,480 1,901 579
Cultivators 453 292 161
Agriculture Labourer 786 604 182
Household Industries 36 28 8
Other Workers 1,205 977 228
Marginal Workers 1,078 659 419
Non Working 5,390 1,905 3,485

Arimalam Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 670 67.3% 1,000
2 Ward No - 2 456 70.8% 1,092
3 Ward No - 3 733 79% 899
4 Ward No - 4 414 72.7% 1,080
5 Ward No - 5 437 84.7% 868
6 Ward No - 6 720 76.4% 951
7 Ward No - 7 511 75.7% 819
8 Ward No - 8 722 61.4% 1,017
9 Ward No - 9 662 59.8% 1,000
10 Ward No - 10 617 62.4% 1,128
11 Ward No - 11 636 66.5% 1,280
12 Ward No - 12 396 86.6% 990
13 Ward No - 13 694 63.5% 1,047
14 Ward No - 14 677 84.2% 896
15 Ward No - 15 603 66.7% 1,079

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