Ponnur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Guntur, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011

Ponnur is a Municipality city situated in Ponnur mandal of Guntur district. The Ponnur city is divided into 25 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 16,138 families residing in the Ponnur city. The total population of Ponnur is 59,913 out of which 29,486 are males and 30,427 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ponnur is 1,032.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ponnur city is 5507 which is 9% of the total population. There are 2828 male children and 2679 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ponnur is 947 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,032).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ponnur is 78.3%. Thus Ponnur has higher literacy rate compared to 67.4% of Guntur district. The male literacy rate is 82.96% and the female literacy rate is 73.89% in Ponnur.

Ponnur Municipality has total administration over 16,138 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Ponnur Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ponnur Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 5,507 2,828 2,679
Literacy 78.3% 75% 67.4%
Scheduled Caste 10,293 4,990 5,303
Scheduled Tribe 3,462 1,763 1,699
Illiterate 17,296 7,371 9,925

Caste-wise Population - Ponnur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.8% of total population in Ponnur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 10,293 4,990 5,303
Schedule Tribe 3,462 1,763 1,699

Religion-wise Population - Ponnur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ponnur is 45,588 which is 76.09% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ponnur is 12,660 which is 21.13% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Ponnur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 45,588 (76.09%) 22,417 23,171
Muslim 12,660 (21.13%) 6,290 6,370
Christian 1,506 (2.51%) 710 796
Sikh 11 (0.02%) 3 8
Buddhist 3 (0.01%) 1 2
Jain 8 (0.01%) 4 4
Other Religion 13 (0.02%) 4 9
No Religion Specified 124 (0.21%) 57 67

Literacy Rate - Ponnur

The total literacy rate of Ponnur was 78.33% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.02% of Andhra Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 42,617 literates, males were 22,115 while females were 20,502. Also the male literacy rate was 82.96% and the female literacy rate was 73.89% in Ponnur.

  Ponnur Andhra Pradesh
Female 73.89% 59.15%
Male 82.96% 74.88%
Total 78.33% 67.02%

Sex Ratio - Ponnur

The Sex Ratio of Ponnur is 1,032. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,032 females in Ponnur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 947 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,032 ) of Ponnur.

Child Population - Ponnur

According to Census 2011, there were 5,507 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ponnur. Out of which 2,828 were male while 2,679 were female.

Working Population - Ponnur

In Ponnur Municipality out of total population, 22,742 were engaged in work activities. 84.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 22,742 workers engaged in Main Work, 780 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5,097 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 19,157 14,836 4,321
Cultivators 780 719 61
Agriculture Labourer 5,097 3,095 2,002
Household Industries 335 234 101
Other Workers 12,945 10,788 2,157
Marginal Workers 3,585 2,123 1,462
Non Working 37,171 12,527 24,644

Ponnur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Ponnur is further divided into 25 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,928 73.2% 991
2 Ward No - 2 948 82.8% 992
3 Ward No - 3 3,240 75% 1,154
4 Ward No - 4 2,973 68.4% 969
5 Ward No - 5 3,288 45.4% 1,077
6 Ward No - 6 1,046 71.6% 1,047
7 Ward No - 7 1,315 65.1% 1,061
8 Ward No - 8 506 81% 1,016
9 Ward No - 9 1,258 78.4% 1,192
10 Ward No - 10 1,744 53.4% 977
11 Ward No - 11 966 69.2% 984
12 Ward No - 12 2,293 63.2% 1,058
13 Ward No - 13 1,438 60.6% 959
14 Ward No - 14 5,785 73.1% 1,051
15 Ward No - 15 2,791 77.8% 1,135
16 Ward No - 16 374 93.3% 928
17 Ward No - 17 4,552 70.9% 1,037
18 Ward No - 18 2,168 83% 1,083
19 Ward No - 19 866 86.3% 946
20 Ward No - 20 3,993 69.7% 993
21 Ward No - 21 1,892 73.8% 975
22 Ward No - 22 3,419 70.4% 1,004
23 Ward No - 23 1,298 72.8% 1,006
24 Ward No - 24 1,671 87% 1,011
25 Ward No - 25 4,161 74.5% 1,024

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