Pallikaranai Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Pallikaranai is a Town Panchayat city situated in Sholinganallur taluka of Kancheepuram district. The Pallikaranai city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 10,791 families residing in the Pallikaranai city. The total population of Pallikaranai is 43,493 out of which 21,990 are males and 21,503 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pallikaranai is 978.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pallikaranai city is 4925 which is 11% of the total population. There are 2549 male children and 2376 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pallikaranai is 932 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (978).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pallikaranai is 89.8%. Thus Pallikaranai has higher literacy rate compared to 84.5% of Kancheepuram district. The male literacy rate is 93.91% and the female literacy rate is 85.57% in Pallikaranai.

Pallikaranai Town Panchayat has total administration over 10,791 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.

Pallikaranai Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 4,925 2,549 2,376
Literacy 89.8% 83% 76.1%
Scheduled Caste 5,871 2,942 2,929
Scheduled Tribe 140 69 71
Illiterate 8,868 3,732 5,136

Caste-wise Population - Pallikaranai

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Pallikaranai.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,871 2,942 2,929
Schedule Tribe 140 69 71

Religion-wise Population - Pallikaranai

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Pallikaranai is 37,809 which is 86.93% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Pallikaranai is 1,232 which is 2.83% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Pallikaranai as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 37,809 (86.93%) 19,256 18,553
Muslim 1,232 (2.83%) 608 624
Christian 3,734 (8.59%) 1,836 1,898
Sikh 29 (0.07%) 17 12
Buddhist 4 (0.01%) 2 2
Jain 5 (0.01%) 4 1
Other Religion 7 (0.02%) 5 2
No Religion Specified 673 (1.55%) 262 411

Literacy Rate - Pallikaranai

The total literacy rate of Pallikaranai was 89.78% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 34,625 literates, males were 18,258 while females were 16,367. Also the male literacy rate was 93.91% and the female literacy rate was 85.57% in Pallikaranai.

  Pallikaranai Tamil Nadu
Female 85.57% 73.44%
Male 93.91% 86.77%
Total 89.78% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Pallikaranai

The Sex Ratio of Pallikaranai is 978. Thus per every 1000 men there were 978 females in Pallikaranai. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 932 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 978 ) of Pallikaranai.

Child Population - Pallikaranai

According to Census 2011, there were 4,925 children between age 0 to 6 years in Pallikaranai. Out of which 2,549 were male while 2,376 were female.

Working Population - Pallikaranai

In Pallikaranai Town Panchayat out of total population, 16,800 were engaged in work activities. 88.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 16,800 workers engaged in Main Work, 59 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 107 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 14,900 11,577 3,323
Cultivators 59 47 12
Agriculture Labourer 107 60 47
Household Industries 215 130 85
Other Workers 14,519 11,340 3,179
Marginal Workers 1,900 1,054 846
Non Working 26,693 9,359 17,334

Pallikaranai Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,253 72.9% 898
2 Ward No - 2 2,417 84.4% 941
3 Ward No - 3 1,754 79.6% 962
4 Ward No - 4 3,264 81.5% 967
5 Ward No - 5 3,383 82.6% 983
6 Ward No - 6 1,207 83.3% 1,029
7 Ward No - 7 3,796 78.7% 964
8 Ward No - 8 2,034 81.4% 990
9 Ward No - 9 3,235 81.6% 882
10 Ward No - 10 2,685 81.5% 956
11 Ward No - 11 2,055 80.1% 1,017
12 Ward No - 12 2,218 77.6% 989
13 Ward No - 13 2,610 79% 1,020
14 Ward No - 14 2,135 81.4% 984
15 Ward No - 15 9,447 75.9% 1,018

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