Pudur (S) Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Pudur (S) is a Town Panchayat city situated in Shenkottai taluka of Tirunelveli district. The Pudur (S) city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,322 families residing in the Pudur (S) city. The total population of Pudur (S) is 12,457 out of which 6,165 are males and 6,292 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pudur (S) is 1,021.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pudur (S) city is 1292 which is 10% of the total population. There are 627 male children and 665 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pudur (S) is 1,061 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,021).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pudur (S) is 79.5%. Thus Pudur (S) has lower literacy rate compared to 82.5% of Tirunelveli district. The male literacy rate is 87.41% and the female literacy rate is 71.71% in Pudur (S).

Pudur (S) Town Panchayat has total administration over 3,322 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.

Pudur (S) Town Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Pudur (S) Town Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 1,292 627 665
Literacy 79.5% 78.5% 64.1%
Scheduled Caste 3,907 1,980 1,927
Scheduled Tribe 92 45 47
Illiterate 3,581 1,324 2,257

Caste-wise Population - Pudur (S)

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Pudur (S).

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,907 1,980 1,927
Schedule Tribe 92 45 47

Religion-wise Population - Pudur (S)

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Pudur (S) is 9,435 which is 75.74% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Pudur (S) is 2,651 which is 21.28% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Pudur (S) as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 9,435 (75.74%) 4,688 4,747
Muslim 2,651 (21.28%) 1,299 1,352
Christian 364 (2.92%) 173 191
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 2 (0.02%) 2 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 5 (0.04%) 3 2

Literacy Rate - Pudur (S)

The total literacy rate of Pudur (S) was 79.5% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 8,876 literates, males were 4,841 while females were 4,035. Also the male literacy rate was 87.41% and the female literacy rate was 71.71% in Pudur (S).

  Pudur (S) Tamil Nadu
Female 71.71% 73.44%
Male 87.41% 86.77%
Total 79.5% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Pudur (S)

The Sex Ratio of Pudur (S) is 1,021. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,021 females in Pudur (S). Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,061 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,021 ) of Pudur (S).

Child Population - Pudur (S)

According to Census 2011, there were 1,292 children between age 0 to 6 years in Pudur (S). Out of which 627 were male while 665 were female.

Working Population - Pudur (S)

In Pudur (S) Town Panchayat out of total population, 6,264 were engaged in work activities. 82.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,264 workers engaged in Main Work, 223 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,042 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,144 3,071 2,073
Cultivators 223 182 41
Agriculture Labourer 2,042 1,427 615
Household Industries 1,143 75 1,068
Other Workers 1,736 1,387 349
Marginal Workers 1,120 602 518
Non Working 6,193 2,492 3,701

Pudur (S) Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 842 81% 1,024
2 Ward No - 2 798 57.5% 1,010
3 Ward No - 3 657 74.4% 1,086
4 Ward No - 4 802 67.7% 1,051
5 Ward No - 5 825 70.2% 960
6 Ward No - 6 1,489 66.3% 985
7 Ward No - 7 479 74.1% 857
8 Ward No - 8 677 72.5% 974
9 Ward No - 9 1,051 74.8% 987
10 Ward No - 10 611 72.8% 1,078
11 Ward No - 11 780 77.8% 990
12 Ward No - 12 830 84% 1,034
13 Ward No - 13 755 66.9% 1,046
14 Ward No - 14 905 76.9% 1,134
15 Ward No - 15 956 58.1% 1,087

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