Peralam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Peralam is a Town Panchayat city situated in Nannilam taluka of Thiruvarur district. The Peralam city is divided into 12 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,542 families residing in the Peralam city. The total population of Peralam is 6,149 out of which 3,102 are males and 3,047 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Peralam is 982.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Peralam city is 556 which is 9% of the total population. There are 298 male children and 258 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Peralam is 866 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (982).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Peralam is 88.8%. Thus Peralam has higher literacy rate compared to 82.9% of Thiruvarur district. The male literacy rate is 93.72% and the female literacy rate is 83.79% in Peralam.

Peralam Town Panchayat has total administration over 1,542 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.

Peralam Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 556 298 258
Literacy 88.8% 84.7% 76.7%
Scheduled Caste 2,067 1,038 1,029
Scheduled Tribe 9 4 5
Illiterate 1,184 474 710

Caste-wise Population - Peralam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Peralam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,067 1,038 1,029
Schedule Tribe 9 4 5

Religion-wise Population - Peralam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Peralam is 5,972 which is 97.12% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Peralam is 104 which is 1.69% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Peralam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,972 (97.12%) 3,022 2,950
Muslim 104 (1.69%) 50 54
Christian 48 (0.78%) 22 26
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 25 (0.41%) 8 17

Literacy Rate - Peralam

The total literacy rate of Peralam was 88.77% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 4,965 literates, males were 2,628 while females were 2,337. Also the male literacy rate was 93.72% and the female literacy rate was 83.79% in Peralam.

  Peralam Tamil Nadu
Female 83.79% 73.44%
Male 93.72% 86.77%
Total 88.77% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Peralam

The Sex Ratio of Peralam is 982. Thus per every 1000 men there were 982 females in Peralam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 866 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 982 ) of Peralam.

Child Population - Peralam

According to Census 2011, there were 556 children between age 0 to 6 years in Peralam. Out of which 298 were male while 258 were female.

Working Population - Peralam

In Peralam Town Panchayat out of total population, 2,456 were engaged in work activities. 56.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,456 workers engaged in Main Work, 50 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 141 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,395 1,157 238
Cultivators 50 48 2
Agriculture Labourer 141 132 9
Household Industries 86 38 48
Other Workers 1,118 939 179
Marginal Workers 1,061 645 416
Non Working 3,693 1,300 2,393

Peralam Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Peralam is further divided into 12 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 663 76.2% 1,085
2 Ward No - 2 376 84.3% 1,043
3 Ward No - 3 666 75.7% 1,128
4 Ward No - 4 645 78.3% 949
5 Ward No - 5 629 72.2% 918
6 Ward No - 6 435 83.2% 995
7 Ward No - 7 357 84% 1,088
8 Ward No - 8 363 82.1% 754
9 Ward No - 9 389 85.3% 907
10 Ward No - 10 436 82.8% 964
11 Ward No - 11 554 87.4% 891
12 Ward No - 12 636 85.4% 1,032

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