Pudukkottai Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Pudukkottai is a Municipality city situated in Pudukkottai taluka of Pudukkottai district. The Pudukkottai city is divided into 39 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 28,838 families residing in the Pudukkottai city. The total population of Pudukkottai is 117,630 out of which 58,737 are males and 58,893 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pudukkottai is 1,003.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pudukkottai city is 11762 which is 10% of the total population. There are 6028 male children and 5734 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pudukkottai is 951 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,003).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pudukkottai is 91.3%. Thus Pudukkottai has higher literacy rate compared to 77.2% of Pudukkottai district. The male literacy rate is 95.53% and the female literacy rate is 87.21% in Pudukkottai.

Pudukkottai Municipality has total administration over 28,838 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.

Pudukkottai Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 11,762 6,028 5,734
Literacy 91.3% 85.7% 78.7%
Scheduled Caste 13,964 7,023 6,941
Scheduled Tribe 73 41 32
Illiterate 20,916 8,383 12,533

Caste-wise Population - Pudukkottai

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Pudukkottai.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 13,964 7,023 6,941
Schedule Tribe 73 41 32

Religion-wise Population - Pudukkottai

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Pudukkottai is 93,402 which is 79.4% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Pudukkottai is 17,806 which is 15.14% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Pudukkottai as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 93,402 (79.4%) 46,612 46,790
Muslim 17,806 (15.14%) 8,970 8,836
Christian 5,757 (4.89%) 2,802 2,955
Sikh 26 (0.02%) 12 14
Buddhist 2 (0%) 1 1
Jain 1 (0%) 0 1
Other Religion 42 (0.04%) 22 20
No Religion Specified 594 (0.5%) 318 276

Literacy Rate - Pudukkottai

The total literacy rate of Pudukkottai was 91.35% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 96,714 literates, males were 50,354 while females were 46,360. Also the male literacy rate was 95.53% and the female literacy rate was 87.21% in Pudukkottai.

  Pudukkottai Tamil Nadu
Female 87.21% 73.44%
Male 95.53% 86.77%
Total 91.35% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Pudukkottai

The Sex Ratio of Pudukkottai is 1,003. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,003 females in Pudukkottai. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 951 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,003 ) of Pudukkottai.

Child Population - Pudukkottai

According to Census 2011, there were 11,762 children between age 0 to 6 years in Pudukkottai. Out of which 6,028 were male while 5,734 were female.

Working Population - Pudukkottai

In Pudukkottai Municipality out of total population, 41,408 were engaged in work activities. 89.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 41,408 workers engaged in Main Work, 268 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 275 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 37,115 29,859 7,256
Cultivators 268 220 48
Agriculture Labourer 275 203 72
Household Industries 994 656 338
Other Workers 35,578 28,780 6,798
Marginal Workers 4,293 2,496 1,797
Non Working 76,222 26,382 49,840

Pudukkottai Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Pudukkottai is further divided into 39 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,236 73.1% 979
2 Ward No - 2 3,127 85.8% 998
3 Ward No - 3 3,325 81.5% 1,010
4 Ward No - 4 3,809 79.1% 1,006
5 Ward No - 5 2,649 83.2% 1,066
6 Ward No - 6 2,241 83.6% 1,021
7 Ward No - 7 2,602 85.5% 1,000
8 Ward No - 8 2,494 86.1% 1,026
9 Ward No - 9 3,610 71.7% 1,077
10 Ward No - 10 3,271 82.7% 1,029
11 Ward No - 11 2,149 85.9% 997
12 Ward No - 12 4,400 79.5% 998
13 Ward No - 13 3,721 81.4% 995
14 Ward No - 14 4,355 79.9% 1,012
15 Ward No - 15 2,461 86.6% 1,027
16 Ward No - 16 1,488 92.7% 1,008
17 Ward No - 17 1,615 86.3% 1,044
18 Ward No - 18 1,962 83.9% 994
19 Ward No - 19 3,839 70.4% 1,050
20 Ward No - 20 3,034 83% 987
21 Ward No - 21 3,740 77.3% 1,019
22 Ward No - 22 3,892 79.9% 1,000
23 Ward No - 23 1,676 85.1% 842
24 Ward No - 24 1,474 85% 1,003
25 Ward No - 25 2,202 88% 971
26 Ward No - 26 819 90.8% 955
27 Ward No - 27 2,252 87.4% 1,009
28 Ward No - 28 2,507 84.9% 1,017
29 Ward No - 29 1,734 85.1% 1,042
30 Ward No - 30 2,813 72.9% 996
31 Ward No - 31 2,371 79.3% 1,021
32 Ward No - 32 2,901 86.8% 1,016
33 Ward No - 33 3,481 86.7% 1,078
34 Ward No - 34 2,374 85.5% 1,033
35 Ward No - 35 1,860 87% 696
36 Ward No - 36 2,943 82.4% 876
37 Ward No - 37 6,031 81.9% 971
38 Ward No - 38 7,217 87.8% 1,063
39 Ward No - 39 4,955 82.6% 992

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