Pallipalayam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Namakkal, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Pallipalayam is a Municipality city situated in Tiruchengode taluka of Namakkal district. The Pallipalayam city is divided into 21 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 11,210 families residing in the Pallipalayam city. The total population of Pallipalayam is 40,140 out of which 20,200 are males and 19,940 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pallipalayam is 987.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pallipalayam city is 3707 which is 9% of the total population. There are 1872 male children and 1835 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pallipalayam is 980 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (987).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pallipalayam is 73.2%. Thus Pallipalayam has lower literacy rate compared to 74.6% of Namakkal district. The male literacy rate is 81.08% and the female literacy rate is 65.29% in Pallipalayam.

Pallipalayam Municipality has total administration over 11,210 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Pallipalayam Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Pallipalayam Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 3,707 1,872 1,835
Literacy 73.2% 73.6% 59.3%
Scheduled Caste 1,367 688 679
Scheduled Tribe 28 19 9
Illiterate 13,459 5,340 8,119

Caste-wise Population - Pallipalayam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Pallipalayam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,367 688 679
Schedule Tribe 28 19 9

Religion-wise Population - Pallipalayam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Pallipalayam is 38,162 which is 95.07% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Pallipalayam is 1,531 which is 3.81% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Pallipalayam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 38,162 (95.07%) 19,236 18,926
Muslim 1,531 (3.81%) 745 786
Christian 398 (0.99%) 197 201
Sikh 1 (0%) 1 0
Buddhist 1 (0%) 0 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 6 (0.01%) 4 2
No Religion Specified 41 (0.1%) 17 24

Literacy Rate - Pallipalayam

The total literacy rate of Pallipalayam was 73.23% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 26,681 literates, males were 14,860 while females were 11,821. Also the male literacy rate was 81.08% and the female literacy rate was 65.29% in Pallipalayam.

  Pallipalayam Tamil Nadu
Female 65.29% 73.44%
Male 81.08% 86.77%
Total 73.23% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Pallipalayam

The Sex Ratio of Pallipalayam is 987. Thus per every 1000 men there were 987 females in Pallipalayam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 980 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 987 ) of Pallipalayam.

Child Population - Pallipalayam

According to Census 2011, there were 3,707 children between age 0 to 6 years in Pallipalayam. Out of which 1,872 were male while 1,835 were female.

Working Population - Pallipalayam

In Pallipalayam Municipality out of total population, 21,194 were engaged in work activities. 95.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 21,194 workers engaged in Main Work, 38 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 79 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 20,304 12,805 7,499
Cultivators 38 27 11
Agriculture Labourer 79 43 36
Household Industries 513 214 299
Other Workers 19,674 12,521 7,153
Marginal Workers 890 485 405
Non Working 18,946 6,910 12,036

Pallipalayam Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Pallipalayam is further divided into 21 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,608 62.4% 983
2 Ward No - 2 2,881 71.7% 964
3 Ward No - 3 1,856 71.2% 1,051
4 Ward No - 4 1,491 77.2% 962
5 Ward No - 5 1,316 74.8% 930
6 Ward No - 6 1,777 72% 992
7 Ward No - 7 1,285 63.5% 959
8 Ward No - 8 2,782 65.3% 932
9 Ward No - 9 2,092 66.9% 998
10 Ward No - 10 1,361 65% 1,010
11 Ward No - 11 3,186 62.3% 992
12 Ward No - 12 1,292 68.9% 970
13 Ward No - 13 2,068 66.5% 981
14 Ward No - 14 1,726 63.7% 1,019
15 Ward No - 15 2,298 58.4% 1,000
16 Ward No - 16 1,848 51.5% 1,020
17 Ward No - 17 2,159 59.9% 968
18 Ward No - 18 2,754 70.2% 1,010
19 Ward No - 19 1,582 77.1% 1,031
20 Ward No - 20 1,118 80.8% 989
21 Ward No - 21 1,660 58.4% 983

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