Pacode Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Pacode is a Town Panchayat city situated in Vilavancode taluka of Kanniyakumari district. The Pacode city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,237 families residing in the Pacode city. The total population of Pacode is 24,050 out of which 12,089 are males and 11,961 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pacode is 989.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pacode city is 2245 which is 9% of the total population. There are 1121 male children and 1124 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pacode is 1,003 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (989).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pacode is 90.5%. Thus Pacode has lower literacy rate compared to 91.7% of Kanniyakumari district. The male literacy rate is 93.09% and the female literacy rate is 87.87% in Pacode.

Pacode Town Panchayat has total administration over 6,237 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.

Pacode Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,245 1,121 1,124
Literacy 90.5% 84.5% 79.6%
Scheduled Caste 35 22 13
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 4,317 1,879 2,438

Caste-wise Population - Pacode

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Pacode.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 35 22 13
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Pacode

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Pacode is 10,299 which is 42.82% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Pacode is 92 which is 0.38% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Pacode as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 10,299 (42.82%) 5,265 5,034
Muslim 92 (0.38%) 42 50
Christian 13,579 (56.46%) 6,743 6,836
Sikh 3 (0.01%) 1 2
Buddhist 7 (0.03%) 2 5
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 69 (0.29%) 35 34

Literacy Rate - Pacode

The total literacy rate of Pacode was 90.5% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 19,733 literates, males were 10,210 while females were 9,523. Also the male literacy rate was 93.09% and the female literacy rate was 87.87% in Pacode.

  Pacode Tamil Nadu
Female 87.87% 73.44%
Male 93.09% 86.77%
Total 90.5% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Pacode

The Sex Ratio of Pacode is 989. Thus per every 1000 men there were 989 females in Pacode. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,003 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 989 ) of Pacode.

Child Population - Pacode

According to Census 2011, there were 2,245 children between age 0 to 6 years in Pacode. Out of which 1,121 were male while 1,124 were female.

Working Population - Pacode

In Pacode Town Panchayat out of total population, 8,851 were engaged in work activities. 71.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,851 workers engaged in Main Work, 127 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 400 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,360 5,017 1,343
Cultivators 127 119 8
Agriculture Labourer 400 370 30
Household Industries 156 72 84
Other Workers 5,677 4,456 1,221
Marginal Workers 2,491 1,658 833
Non Working 15,199 5,414 9,785

Pacode Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Pacode is further divided into 18 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,060 79.2% 1,116
2 Ward No - 2 791 79.3% 1,033
3 Ward No - 3 947 84.7% 1,059
4 Ward No - 4 1,054 83.8% 1,071
5 Ward No - 5 513 81.1% 1,028
6 Ward No - 6 985 80.2% 998
7 Ward No - 7 1,411 86.5% 962
8 Ward No - 8 1,520 82.2% 964
9 Ward No - 9 1,628 85% 945
10 Ward No - 10 1,486 83.4% 1,014
11 Ward No - 11 1,527 80.1% 1,069
12 Ward No - 12 1,217 87% 1,015
13 Ward No - 13 1,624 81% 947
14 Ward No - 14 1,052 79.8% 1,047
15 Ward No - 15 2,091 79.4% 975
16 Ward No - 16 1,529 81.8% 981
17 Ward No - 17 2,568 80.5% 905
18 Ward No - 18 1,047 82.8% 914

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