Perungudi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Perungudi is a Town Panchayat city situated in Sholinganallur taluka of Kancheepuram district. The Perungudi city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 11,034 families residing in the Perungudi city. The total population of Perungudi is 43,111 out of which 22,028 are males and 21,083 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Perungudi is 957.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Perungudi city is 5180 which is 12% of the total population. There are 2710 male children and 2470 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Perungudi is 911 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (957).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Perungudi is 86.2%. Thus Perungudi has higher literacy rate compared to 84.5% of Kancheepuram district. The male literacy rate is 90.71% and the female literacy rate is 81.56% in Perungudi.

Perungudi Town Panchayat has total administration over 11,034 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.

Perungudi Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 5,180 2,710 2,470
Literacy 86.2% 79.6% 72%
Scheduled Caste 5,939 3,074 2,865
Scheduled Tribe 149 67 82
Illiterate 10,407 4,504 5,903

Caste-wise Population - Perungudi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Perungudi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,939 3,074 2,865
Schedule Tribe 149 67 82

Religion-wise Population - Perungudi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Perungudi is 37,649 which is 87.33% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Perungudi is 910 which is 2.11% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Perungudi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 37,649 (87.33%) 19,297 18,352
Muslim 910 (2.11%) 467 443
Christian 3,920 (9.09%) 1,978 1,942
Sikh 15 (0.03%) 7 8
Buddhist 2 (0%) 2 0
Jain 28 (0.06%) 15 13
Other Religion 18 (0.04%) 11 7
No Religion Specified 569 (1.32%) 251 318

Literacy Rate - Perungudi

The total literacy rate of Perungudi was 86.22% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 32,704 literates, males were 17,524 while females were 15,180. Also the male literacy rate was 90.71% and the female literacy rate was 81.56% in Perungudi.

  Perungudi Tamil Nadu
Female 81.56% 73.44%
Male 90.71% 86.77%
Total 86.22% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Perungudi

The Sex Ratio of Perungudi is 957. Thus per every 1000 men there were 957 females in Perungudi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 911 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 957 ) of Perungudi.

Child Population - Perungudi

According to Census 2011, there were 5,180 children between age 0 to 6 years in Perungudi. Out of which 2,710 were male while 2,470 were female.

Working Population - Perungudi

In Perungudi Town Panchayat out of total population, 18,867 were engaged in work activities. 87.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 18,867 workers engaged in Main Work, 98 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 217 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 16,487 12,157 4,330
Cultivators 98 61 37
Agriculture Labourer 217 143 74
Household Industries 240 138 102
Other Workers 15,932 11,815 4,117
Marginal Workers 2,380 1,266 1,114
Non Working 24,244 8,605 15,639

Perungudi Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,060 73.5% 981
2 Ward No - 2 5,120 70% 934
3 Ward No - 3 5,753 69.8% 939
4 Ward No - 4 3,500 67.9% 1,023
5 Ward No - 5 1,989 78.5% 962
6 Ward No - 6 1,365 84.4% 832
7 Ward No - 7 1,243 79.6% 909
8 Ward No - 8 2,133 85.2% 1,014
9 Ward No - 9 1,849 87.3% 946
10 Ward No - 10 2,887 77% 973
11 Ward No - 11 2,529 80.1% 933
12 Ward No - 12 1,705 80.4% 992
13 Ward No - 13 2,314 81.5% 971
14 Ward No - 14 2,249 84.6% 985
15 Ward No - 15 4,415 72.4% 936

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