Payal Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Ludhiana, Punjab - Census 2011

Payal is a Municipal Council city situated in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district. The Payal city is divided into 11 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,537 families residing in the Payal city. The total population of Payal is 7,923 out of which 4,238 are males and 3,685 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Payal is 870.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Payal city is 855 which is 11% of the total population. There are 477 male children and 378 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Payal is 792 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (870).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Payal is 78.3%. Thus Payal has lower literacy rate compared to 82.2% of Ludhiana district. The male literacy rate is 82.19% and the female literacy rate is 73.93% in Payal.

Payal Municipal Council has total administration over 1,537 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Payal Municipal Council

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Payal Municipal Council.

Total Male Female
Children 855 477 378
Literacy 78.3% 72.9% 66.4%
Scheduled Caste 3,253 1,762 1,491
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,387 1,147 1,240

Caste-wise Population - Payal

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 41.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Payal.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,253 1,762 1,491
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Payal

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Payal is 2,685 which is 33.89% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Payal is 142 which is 1.79% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Payal as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 2,685 (33.89%) 1,403 1,282
Muslim 142 (1.79%) 72 70
Christian 11 (0.14%) 5 6
Sikh 5,039 (63.6%) 2,729 2,310
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 2 (0.03%) 2 0
No Religion Specified 43 (0.54%) 26 17

Literacy Rate - Payal

The total literacy rate of Payal was 78.32% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 5,536 literates, males were 3,091 while females were 2,445. Also the male literacy rate was 82.19% and the female literacy rate was 73.93% in Payal.

  Payal Punjab
Female 73.93% 70.73%
Male 82.19% 80.44%
Total 78.32% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Payal

The Sex Ratio of Payal is 870. Thus per every 1000 men there were 870 females in Payal. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 792 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 870 ) of Payal.

Child Population - Payal

According to Census 2011, there were 855 children between age 0 to 6 years in Payal. Out of which 477 were male while 378 were female.

Working Population - Payal

In Payal Municipal Council out of total population, 2,600 were engaged in work activities. 93.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,600 workers engaged in Main Work, 216 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 194 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,433 2,201 232
Cultivators 216 209 7
Agriculture Labourer 194 188 6
Household Industries 84 79 5
Other Workers 1,939 1,725 214
Marginal Workers 167 129 38
Non Working 5,323 1,908 3,415

Payal Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Payal is further divided into 11 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 878 73% 864
2 Ward No - 2 696 73% 851
3 Ward No - 3 659 79.1% 933
4 Ward No - 4 616 82.5% 937
5 Ward No - 5 404 70% 906
6 Ward No - 6 864 63.9% 903
7 Ward No - 7 670 80.4% 942
8 Ward No - 8 676 65.4% 867
9 Ward No - 9 801 75% 812
10 Ward No - 10 563 68.9% 793
11 Ward No - 11 1,096 50.5% 818

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