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

Pammal is a Municipality city situated in Alandur taluka of Kancheepuram district. The Pammal city is divided into 21 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 18,812 families residing in the Pammal city. The total population of Pammal is 75,870 out of which 37,971 are males and 37,899 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pammal is 998.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pammal city is 8264 which is 11% of the total population. There are 4223 male children and 4041 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pammal is 957 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (998).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pammal is 91%. Thus Pammal has higher literacy rate compared to 84.5% of Kancheepuram district. The male literacy rate is 94.28% and the female literacy rate is 87.83% in Pammal.

Pammal Municipality has total administration over 18,812 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.

Pammal Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 8,264 4,223 4,041
Literacy 91% 83.8% 78.5%
Scheduled Caste 14,629 7,304 7,325
Scheduled Tribe 118 61 57
Illiterate 14,313 6,153 8,160

Caste-wise Population - Pammal

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Pammal.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 14,629 7,304 7,325
Schedule Tribe 118 61 57

Religion-wise Population - Pammal

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Pammal is 55,504 which is 73.16% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Pammal is 9,882 which is 13.02% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Pammal as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 55,504 (73.16%) 27,794 27,710
Muslim 9,882 (13.02%) 4,963 4,919
Christian 9,701 (12.79%) 4,870 4,831
Sikh 30 (0.04%) 16 14
Buddhist 10 (0.01%) 5 5
Jain 123 (0.16%) 62 61
Other Religion 13 (0.02%) 8 5
No Religion Specified 607 (0.8%) 253 354

Literacy Rate - Pammal

The total literacy rate of Pammal was 91.05% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 61,557 literates, males were 31,818 while females were 29,739. Also the male literacy rate was 94.28% and the female literacy rate was 87.83% in Pammal.

  Pammal Tamil Nadu
Female 87.83% 73.44%
Male 94.28% 86.77%
Total 91.05% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Pammal

The Sex Ratio of Pammal is 998. Thus per every 1000 men there were 998 females in Pammal. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 957 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 998 ) of Pammal.

Child Population - Pammal

According to Census 2011, there were 8,264 children between age 0 to 6 years in Pammal. Out of which 4,223 were male while 4,041 were female.

Working Population - Pammal

In Pammal Municipality out of total population, 29,090 were engaged in work activities. 85.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 29,090 workers engaged in Main Work, 105 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 154 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 24,933 19,237 5,696
Cultivators 105 70 35
Agriculture Labourer 154 91 63
Household Industries 370 236 134
Other Workers 24,304 18,840 5,464
Marginal Workers 4,157 2,642 1,515
Non Working 46,780 16,092 30,688

Pammal Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,537 83.1% 1,003
2 Ward No - 2 3,368 85% 1,002
3 Ward No - 3 4,127 81.8% 1,016
4 Ward No - 4 2,288 84.2% 988
5 Ward No - 5 3,101 84.2% 1,015
6 Ward No - 6 3,871 82.5% 992
7 Ward No - 7 4,067 83.1% 1,011
8 Ward No - 8 4,405 86.5% 960
9 Ward No - 9 3,713 86.3% 1,003
10 Ward No - 10 1,843 86.2% 986
11 Ward No - 11 2,950 86.7% 1,053
12 Ward No - 12 5,689 75.8% 984
13 Ward No - 13 3,072 78.2% 986
14 Ward No - 14 3,356 80.4% 930
15 Ward No - 15 1,667 71.1% 1,013
16 Ward No - 16 3,933 79.2% 961
17 Ward No - 17 4,114 79.6% 976
18 Ward No - 18 2,561 77.2% 1,012
19 Ward No - 19 3,234 79.3% 1,047
20 Ward No - 20 4,797 80.7% 1,008
21 Ward No - 21 4,177 73% 1,044

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