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

Pallikonda is a Town Panchayat city situated in Vellore taluka of Vellore district. The Pallikonda city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,388 families residing in the Pallikonda city. The total population of Pallikonda is 23,067 out of which 11,388 are males and 11,679 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pallikonda is 1,026.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pallikonda city is 2464 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1238 male children and 1226 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pallikonda is 990 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,026).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pallikonda is 84.8%. Thus Pallikonda has higher literacy rate compared to 79.2% of Vellore district. The male literacy rate is 90.54% and the female literacy rate is 79.33% in Pallikonda.

Pallikonda Town Panchayat has total administration over 5,388 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.

Pallikonda Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,464 1,238 1,226
Literacy 84.8% 80.7% 71%
Scheduled Caste 6,969 3,432 3,537
Scheduled Tribe 36 19 17
Illiterate 5,585 2,198 3,387

Caste-wise Population - Pallikonda

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Pallikonda.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 6,969 3,432 3,537
Schedule Tribe 36 19 17

Religion-wise Population - Pallikonda

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Pallikonda is 18,399 which is 79.76% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Pallikonda is 4,288 which is 18.59% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Pallikonda as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 18,399 (79.76%) 9,104 9,295
Muslim 4,288 (18.59%) 2,108 2,180
Christian 353 (1.53%) 162 191
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 8 (0.03%) 5 3
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 18 (0.08%) 9 9

Literacy Rate - Pallikonda

The total literacy rate of Pallikonda was 84.85% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 17,482 literates, males were 9,190 while females were 8,292. Also the male literacy rate was 90.54% and the female literacy rate was 79.33% in Pallikonda.

  Pallikonda Tamil Nadu
Female 79.33% 73.44%
Male 90.54% 86.77%
Total 84.85% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Pallikonda

The Sex Ratio of Pallikonda is 1,026. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,026 females in Pallikonda. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 990 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,026 ) of Pallikonda.

Child Population - Pallikonda

According to Census 2011, there were 2,464 children between age 0 to 6 years in Pallikonda. Out of which 1,238 were male while 1,226 were female.

Working Population - Pallikonda

In Pallikonda Town Panchayat out of total population, 9,102 were engaged in work activities. 86.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,102 workers engaged in Main Work, 260 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,265 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,853 5,726 2,127
Cultivators 260 163 97
Agriculture Labourer 1,265 944 321
Household Industries 213 128 85
Other Workers 6,115 4,491 1,624
Marginal Workers 1,249 699 550
Non Working 13,965 4,963 9,002

Pallikonda Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,389 74% 1,067
2 Ward No - 2 1,349 69.1% 1,004
3 Ward No - 3 972 82.2% 988
4 Ward No - 4 1,413 70.3% 990
5 Ward No - 5 1,256 66.5% 990
6 Ward No - 6 906 78.1% 1,013
7 Ward No - 7 973 77% 923
8 Ward No - 8 1,120 67.3% 996
9 Ward No - 9 1,520 77.3% 1,057
10 Ward No - 10 1,358 82.7% 1,064
11 Ward No - 11 1,114 86% 1,025
12 Ward No - 12 1,156 78.1% 969
13 Ward No - 13 1,201 83.8% 1,060
14 Ward No - 14 824 72.9% 1,070
15 Ward No - 15 961 80% 1,080
16 Ward No - 16 1,369 80.9% 1,084
17 Ward No - 17 1,470 87.9% 1,016
18 Ward No - 18 1,716 58.7% 1,021

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