P.Mettupalayam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Erode, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

P.Mettupalayam is a Town Panchayat city situated in Gobichettipalayam taluka of Erode district. The P.Mettupalayam city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,823 families residing in the P.Mettupalayam city. The total population of P.Mettupalayam is 9,109 out of which 4,504 are males and 4,605 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of P.Mettupalayam is 1,022.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in P.Mettupalayam city is 647 which is 7% of the total population. There are 331 male children and 316 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of P.Mettupalayam is 955 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,022).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of P.Mettupalayam is 69.5%. Thus P.Mettupalayam has lower literacy rate compared to 72.6% of Erode district. The male literacy rate is 79.27% and the female literacy rate is 59.92% in P.Mettupalayam.

P.Mettupalayam Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,823 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.

P.Mettupalayam Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 647 331 316
Literacy 69.5% 73.4% 55.8%
Scheduled Caste 909 439 470
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 3,231 1,196 2,035

Caste-wise Population - P.Mettupalayam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in P.Mettupalayam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 909 439 470
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - P.Mettupalayam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in P.Mettupalayam is 9,057 which is 99.43% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in P.Mettupalayam is 15 which is 0.16% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of P.Mettupalayam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 9,057 (99.43%) 4,475 4,582
Muslim 15 (0.16%) 8 7
Christian 31 (0.34%) 16 15
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 6 (0.07%) 5 1

Literacy Rate - P.Mettupalayam

The total literacy rate of P.Mettupalayam was 69.46% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 5,878 literates, males were 3,308 while females were 2,570. Also the male literacy rate was 79.27% and the female literacy rate was 59.92% in P.Mettupalayam.

  P.Mettupalayam Tamil Nadu
Female 59.92% 73.44%
Male 79.27% 86.77%
Total 69.46% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - P.Mettupalayam

The Sex Ratio of P.Mettupalayam is 1,022. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,022 females in P.Mettupalayam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 955 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,022 ) of P.Mettupalayam.

Child Population - P.Mettupalayam

According to Census 2011, there were 647 children between age 0 to 6 years in P.Mettupalayam. Out of which 331 were male while 316 were female.

Working Population - P.Mettupalayam

In P.Mettupalayam Town Panchayat out of total population, 5,392 were engaged in work activities. 97.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,392 workers engaged in Main Work, 388 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,275 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,260 3,012 2,248
Cultivators 388 252 136
Agriculture Labourer 2,275 1,113 1,162
Household Industries 631 293 338
Other Workers 1,966 1,354 612
Marginal Workers 132 56 76
Non Working 3,717 1,436 2,281

P.Mettupalayam Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 583 64.2% 1,003
2 Ward No - 2 335 67.8% 1,081
3 Ward No - 3 827 60.5% 1,027
4 Ward No - 4 642 69% 1,032
5 Ward No - 5 680 70.7% 1,042
6 Ward No - 6 534 61.8% 1,015
7 Ward No - 7 523 69.4% 895
8 Ward No - 8 935 54.1% 981
9 Ward No - 9 465 67.5% 1,031
10 Ward No - 10 545 69% 1,080
11 Ward No - 11 647 68.6% 1,067
12 Ward No - 12 843 56.5% 1,017
13 Ward No - 13 628 77.1% 1,059
14 Ward No - 14 467 59.7% 1,039
15 Ward No - 15 455 61.8% 1,013

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