Perundurai Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Erode, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Perundurai is a Town Panchayat city situated in Perundurai taluka of Erode district. The Perundurai city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,675 families residing in the Perundurai city. The total population of Perundurai is 24,930 out of which 12,214 are males and 12,716 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Perundurai is 1,041.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Perundurai city is 2240 which is 9% of the total population. There are 1154 male children and 1086 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Perundurai is 941 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,041).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Perundurai is 85.9%. Thus Perundurai has higher literacy rate compared to 72.6% of Erode district. The male literacy rate is 91.09% and the female literacy rate is 81.02% in Perundurai.

Perundurai Town Panchayat has total administration over 6,675 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.

Perundurai Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,240 1,154 1,086
Literacy 85.9% 82.5% 74.1%
Scheduled Caste 2,619 1,293 1,326
Scheduled Tribe 17 8 9
Illiterate 5,432 2,139 3,293

Caste-wise Population - Perundurai

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Perundurai.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,619 1,293 1,326
Schedule Tribe 17 8 9

Religion-wise Population - Perundurai

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Perundurai is 22,249 which is 89.25% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Perundurai is 2,017 which is 8.09% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Perundurai as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 22,249 (89.25%) 10,879 11,370
Muslim 2,017 (8.09%) 1,013 1,004
Christian 627 (2.52%) 307 320
Sikh 3 (0.01%) 0 3
Buddhist 13 (0.05%) 5 8
Jain 2 (0.01%) 0 2
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 18 (0.07%) 10 8

Literacy Rate - Perundurai

The total literacy rate of Perundurai was 85.93% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 19,498 literates, males were 10,075 while females were 9,423. Also the male literacy rate was 91.09% and the female literacy rate was 81.02% in Perundurai.

  Perundurai Tamil Nadu
Female 81.02% 73.44%
Male 91.09% 86.77%
Total 85.93% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Perundurai

The Sex Ratio of Perundurai is 1,041. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,041 females in Perundurai. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 941 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,041 ) of Perundurai.

Child Population - Perundurai

According to Census 2011, there were 2,240 children between age 0 to 6 years in Perundurai. Out of which 1,154 were male while 1,086 were female.

Working Population - Perundurai

In Perundurai Town Panchayat out of total population, 10,627 were engaged in work activities. 96.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,627 workers engaged in Main Work, 523 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 873 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 10,254 7,376 2,878
Cultivators 523 389 134
Agriculture Labourer 873 397 476
Household Industries 367 229 138
Other Workers 8,491 6,361 2,130
Marginal Workers 373 203 170
Non Working 14,303 4,635 9,668

Perundurai Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,964 68.1% 1,037
2 Ward No - 2 1,407 80.1% 1,060
3 Ward No - 3 1,189 81.2% 978
4 Ward No - 4 1,071 78.6% 1,032
5 Ward No - 5 1,686 79.4% 933
6 Ward No - 6 867 83.4% 953
7 Ward No - 7 1,195 82.3% 988
8 Ward No - 8 1,869 79.1% 965
9 Ward No - 9 1,888 73.3% 959
10 Ward No - 10 4,706 88.5% 1,435
11 Ward No - 11 1,347 78.2% 1,035
12 Ward No - 12 2,171 76.5% 781
13 Ward No - 13 1,367 65.6% 1,053
14 Ward No - 14 1,195 74.2% 1,005
15 Ward No - 15 1,008 65.1% 898

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