Palavansathu Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Vellore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Palavansathu is a Census Town city situated in Vellore taluka of Vellore district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,461 families residing in the Palavansathu city. The total population of Palavansathu is 22,176 out of which 11,055 are males and 11,121 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palavansathu is 1,006.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palavansathu city is 2188 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1055 male children and 1133 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palavansathu is 1,074 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,006).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palavansathu is 86.9%. Thus Palavansathu has higher literacy rate compared to 79.2% of Vellore district. The male literacy rate is 91.22% and the female literacy rate is 82.66% in Palavansathu.

Palavansathu Census Town has total administration over 5,461 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Palavansathu Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,188 1,055 1,133
Literacy 86.9% 82.5% 74.2%
Scheduled Caste 2,771 1,440 1,331
Scheduled Tribe 74 62 12
Illiterate 4,798 1,933 2,865

Caste-wise Population - Palavansathu

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Palavansathu.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,771 1,440 1,331
Schedule Tribe 74 62 12

Religion-wise Population - Palavansathu

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Palavansathu is 17,711 which is 79.87% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Palavansathu is 341 which is 1.54% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Palavansathu as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 17,711 (79.87%) 8,923 8,788
Muslim 341 (1.54%) 177 164
Christian 4,060 (18.31%) 1,924 2,136
Sikh 15 (0.07%) 6 9
Buddhist 4 (0.02%) 2 2
Jain 22 (0.1%) 13 9
Other Religion 5 (0.02%) 2 3
No Religion Specified 18 (0.08%) 8 10

Literacy Rate - Palavansathu

The total literacy rate of Palavansathu was 86.94% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 17,378 literates, males were 9,122 while females were 8,256. Also the male literacy rate was 91.22% and the female literacy rate was 82.66% in Palavansathu.

  Palavansathu Tamil Nadu
Female 82.66% 73.44%
Male 91.22% 86.77%
Total 86.94% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Palavansathu

The Sex Ratio of Palavansathu is 1,006. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,006 females in Palavansathu. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,074 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,006 ) of Palavansathu.

Child Population - Palavansathu

According to Census 2011, there were 2,188 children between age 0 to 6 years in Palavansathu. Out of which 1,055 were male while 1,133 were female.

Working Population - Palavansathu

In Palavansathu Census Town out of total population, 8,256 were engaged in work activities. 93.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,256 workers engaged in Main Work, 19 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 141 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,710 5,536 2,174
Cultivators 19 15 4
Agriculture Labourer 141 98 43
Household Industries 214 93 121
Other Workers 7,336 5,330 2,006
Marginal Workers 546 318 228
Non Working 13,920 5,201 8,719

Palavansathu Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Palavansathu is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 22,176 78.4% 1,006

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