Papparapatti Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Papparapatti is a Town Panchayat city situated in Pennagaram taluka of Dharmapuri district. The Papparapatti city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,014 families residing in the Papparapatti city. The total population of Papparapatti is 12,174 out of which 6,091 are males and 6,083 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Papparapatti is 999.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Papparapatti city is 1235 which is 10% of the total population. There are 622 male children and 613 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Papparapatti is 986 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (999).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Papparapatti is 81.7%. Thus Papparapatti has higher literacy rate compared to 68.5% of Dharmapuri district. The male literacy rate is 89.03% and the female literacy rate is 74.35% in Papparapatti.

Papparapatti Town Panchayat has total administration over 3,014 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.

Papparapatti Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,235 622 613
Literacy 81.7% 79.9% 66.9%
Scheduled Caste 472 232 240
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 3,238 1,222 2,016

Caste-wise Population - Papparapatti

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Papparapatti.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 472 232 240
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Papparapatti

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Papparapatti is 11,505 which is 94.5% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Papparapatti is 582 which is 4.78% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Papparapatti as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 11,505 (94.5%) 5,754 5,751
Muslim 582 (4.78%) 294 288
Christian 82 (0.67%) 42 40
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 4 (0.03%) 0 4

Literacy Rate - Papparapatti

The total literacy rate of Papparapatti was 81.69% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 8,936 literates, males were 4,869 while females were 4,067. Also the male literacy rate was 89.03% and the female literacy rate was 74.35% in Papparapatti.

  Papparapatti Tamil Nadu
Female 74.35% 73.44%
Male 89.03% 86.77%
Total 81.69% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Papparapatti

The Sex Ratio of Papparapatti is 999. Thus per every 1000 men there were 999 females in Papparapatti. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 986 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 999 ) of Papparapatti.

Child Population - Papparapatti

According to Census 2011, there were 1,235 children between age 0 to 6 years in Papparapatti. Out of which 622 were male while 613 were female.

Working Population - Papparapatti

In Papparapatti Town Panchayat out of total population, 5,310 were engaged in work activities. 87.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,310 workers engaged in Main Work, 174 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 993 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,629 3,166 1,463
Cultivators 174 114 60
Agriculture Labourer 993 608 385
Household Industries 170 56 114
Other Workers 3,292 2,388 904
Marginal Workers 681 312 369
Non Working 6,864 2,613 4,251

Papparapatti Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 790 76.8% 951
2 Ward No - 2 1,591 65.9% 1,001
3 Ward No - 3 466 70.4% 1,009
4 Ward No - 4 525 64.4% 1,108
5 Ward No - 5 471 82.6% 938
6 Ward No - 6 1,018 75.3% 961
7 Ward No - 7 2,761 76% 1,015
8 Ward No - 8 409 75.6% 1,108
9 Ward No - 9 455 87% 1,116
10 Ward No - 10 379 81% 954
11 Ward No - 11 724 78.6% 1,039
12 Ward No - 12 799 76.5% 963
13 Ward No - 13 583 78.9% 976
14 Ward No - 14 965 59.8% 973
15 Ward No - 15 238 55% 845

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