Pallapalayam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Erode, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Pallapalayam is a Town Panchayat city situated in Perundurai taluka of Erode district. The Pallapalayam city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,164 families residing in the Pallapalayam city. The total population of Pallapalayam is 7,263 out of which 3,624 are males and 3,639 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pallapalayam is 1,004.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pallapalayam city is 508 which is 7% of the total population. There are 252 male children and 256 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pallapalayam is 1,016 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,004).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pallapalayam is 65.6%. Thus Pallapalayam has lower literacy rate compared to 72.6% of Erode district. The male literacy rate is 74.82% and the female literacy rate is 56.49% in Pallapalayam.

Pallapalayam Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,164 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.

Pallapalayam Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 508 252 256
Literacy 65.6% 69.6% 52.5%
Scheduled Caste 1,425 731 694
Scheduled Tribe 1 1 0
Illiterate 2,829 1,101 1,728

Caste-wise Population - Pallapalayam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Pallapalayam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,425 731 694
Schedule Tribe 1 1 0

Religion-wise Population - Pallapalayam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Pallapalayam is 6,576 which is 90.54% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Pallapalayam is 8 which is 0.11% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Pallapalayam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,576 (90.54%) 3,309 3,267
Muslim 8 (0.11%) 5 3
Christian 666 (9.17%) 305 361
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 11 (0.15%) 5 6

Literacy Rate - Pallapalayam

The total literacy rate of Pallapalayam was 65.64% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 4,434 literates, males were 2,523 while females were 1,911. Also the male literacy rate was 74.82% and the female literacy rate was 56.49% in Pallapalayam.

  Pallapalayam Tamil Nadu
Female 56.49% 73.44%
Male 74.82% 86.77%
Total 65.64% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Pallapalayam

The Sex Ratio of Pallapalayam is 1,004. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,004 females in Pallapalayam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,016 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,004 ) of Pallapalayam.

Child Population - Pallapalayam

According to Census 2011, there were 508 children between age 0 to 6 years in Pallapalayam. Out of which 252 were male while 256 were female.

Working Population - Pallapalayam

In Pallapalayam Town Panchayat out of total population, 4,337 were engaged in work activities. 96.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,337 workers engaged in Main Work, 657 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,157 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,198 2,326 1,872
Cultivators 657 390 267
Agriculture Labourer 2,157 1,000 1,157
Household Industries 110 57 53
Other Workers 1,274 879 395
Marginal Workers 139 60 79
Non Working 2,926 1,238 1,688

Pallapalayam Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 451 50.8% 887
2 Ward No - 2 367 52.3% 963
3 Ward No - 3 518 49% 897
4 Ward No - 4 416 55.8% 1,090
5 Ward No - 5 269 62.5% 1,053
6 Ward No - 6 581 61.6% 1,075
7 Ward No - 7 952 78.6% 1,135
8 Ward No - 8 343 52.8% 895
9 Ward No - 9 333 68.2% 959
10 Ward No - 10 782 58.3% 1,036
11 Ward No - 11 318 42.1% 1,106
12 Ward No - 12 601 63.4% 939
13 Ward No - 13 342 69% 954
14 Ward No - 14 265 68.7% 1,023
15 Ward No - 15 725 62.9% 975

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