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

Pennathur is a Town Panchayat city situated in Vellore taluka of Vellore district. The Pennathur city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,261 families residing in the Pennathur city. The total population of Pennathur is 9,425 out of which 4,595 are males and 4,830 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pennathur is 1,051.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pennathur city is 1004 which is 11% of the total population. There are 522 male children and 482 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pennathur is 923 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,051).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pennathur is 80.9%. Thus Pennathur has higher literacy rate compared to 79.2% of Vellore district. The male literacy rate is 90.03% and the female literacy rate is 72.42% in Pennathur.

Pennathur Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,261 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.

Pennathur Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,004 522 482
Literacy 80.9% 79.8% 65.2%
Scheduled Caste 1,664 788 876
Scheduled Tribe 10 5 5
Illiterate 2,609 928 1,681

Caste-wise Population - Pennathur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Pennathur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,664 788 876
Schedule Tribe 10 5 5

Religion-wise Population - Pennathur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Pennathur is 8,929 which is 94.74% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Pennathur is 437 which is 4.64% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Pennathur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,929 (94.74%) 4,350 4,579
Muslim 437 (4.64%) 218 219
Christian 47 (0.5%) 22 25
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 12 (0.13%) 5 7

Literacy Rate - Pennathur

The total literacy rate of Pennathur was 80.94% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 6,816 literates, males were 3,667 while females were 3,149. Also the male literacy rate was 90.03% and the female literacy rate was 72.42% in Pennathur.

  Pennathur Tamil Nadu
Female 72.42% 73.44%
Male 90.03% 86.77%
Total 80.94% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Pennathur

The Sex Ratio of Pennathur is 1,051. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,051 females in Pennathur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 923 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,051 ) of Pennathur.

Child Population - Pennathur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,004 children between age 0 to 6 years in Pennathur. Out of which 522 were male while 482 were female.

Working Population - Pennathur

In Pennathur Town Panchayat out of total population, 3,615 were engaged in work activities. 73.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,615 workers engaged in Main Work, 217 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 189 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,656 2,032 624
Cultivators 217 153 64
Agriculture Labourer 189 69 120
Household Industries 41 22 19
Other Workers 2,209 1,788 421
Marginal Workers 959 540 419
Non Working 5,810 2,023 3,787

Pennathur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 549 78.7% 1,056
2 Ward No - 2 517 78.9% 1,035
3 Ward No - 3 874 72.4% 955
4 Ward No - 4 1,000 66.2% 1,012
5 Ward No - 5 830 72% 1,049
6 Ward No - 6 686 69.8% 1,199
7 Ward No - 7 531 67.2% 1,107
8 Ward No - 8 547 72.8% 1,080
9 Ward No - 9 508 81.7% 1,048
10 Ward No - 10 645 73.2% 1,122
11 Ward No - 11 557 66.6% 1,086
12 Ward No - 12 516 73.4% 1,024
13 Ward No - 13 467 74.5% 1,085
14 Ward No - 14 704 66.9% 972
15 Ward No - 15 494 79.6% 1,033

Reference