Punjaipugalur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Karur, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Punjaipugalur is a Town Panchayat city situated in Karur taluka of Karur district. The Punjaipugalur city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,783 families residing in the Punjaipugalur city. The total population of Punjaipugalur is 23,408 out of which 11,542 are males and 11,866 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Punjaipugalur is 1,028.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Punjaipugalur city is 2004 which is 9% of the total population. There are 1034 male children and 970 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Punjaipugalur is 938 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,028).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Punjaipugalur is 83.3%. Thus Punjaipugalur has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Karur district. The male literacy rate is 91.03% and the female literacy rate is 75.84% in Punjaipugalur.

Punjaipugalur Town Panchayat has total administration over 6,783 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.

Punjaipugalur Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,004 1,034 970
Literacy 83.3% 82.9% 69.6%
Scheduled Caste 3,429 1,690 1,739
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 5,580 1,977 3,603

Caste-wise Population - Punjaipugalur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Punjaipugalur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,429 1,690 1,739
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Punjaipugalur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Punjaipugalur is 21,637 which is 92.43% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Punjaipugalur is 1,277 which is 5.46% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Punjaipugalur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 21,637 (92.43%) 10,678 10,959
Muslim 1,277 (5.46%) 629 648
Christian 473 (2.02%) 227 246
Sikh 12 (0.05%) 5 7
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Other Religion 2 (0.01%) 0 2
No Religion Specified 5 (0.02%) 2 3

Literacy Rate - Punjaipugalur

The total literacy rate of Punjaipugalur was 83.29% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 17,828 literates, males were 9,565 while females were 8,263. Also the male literacy rate was 91.03% and the female literacy rate was 75.84% in Punjaipugalur.

  Punjaipugalur Tamil Nadu
Female 75.84% 73.44%
Male 91.03% 86.77%
Total 83.29% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Punjaipugalur

The Sex Ratio of Punjaipugalur is 1,028. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,028 females in Punjaipugalur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 938 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,028 ) of Punjaipugalur.

Child Population - Punjaipugalur

According to Census 2011, there were 2,004 children between age 0 to 6 years in Punjaipugalur. Out of which 1,034 were male while 970 were female.

Working Population - Punjaipugalur

In Punjaipugalur Town Panchayat out of total population, 10,012 were engaged in work activities. 97.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,012 workers engaged in Main Work, 518 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,884 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,756 6,867 2,889
Cultivators 518 377 141
Agriculture Labourer 1,884 991 893
Household Industries 262 124 138
Other Workers 7,092 5,375 1,717
Marginal Workers 256 120 136
Non Working 13,396 4,555 8,841

Punjaipugalur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Punjaipugalur is further divided into 18 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 584 73.5% 1,171
2 Ward No - 2 588 67.5% 1,070
3 Ward No - 3 1,172 76.3% 1,116
4 Ward No - 4 1,433 79.6% 982
5 Ward No - 5 1,573 76.9% 1,067
6 Ward No - 6 641 74.3% 1,003
7 Ward No - 7 1,794 74.6% 1,013
8 Ward No - 8 2,221 78.3% 1,043
9 Ward No - 9 1,602 81.6% 990
10 Ward No - 10 1,290 61.2% 969
11 Ward No - 11 2,182 66.5% 1,030
12 Ward No - 12 2,060 81.2% 985
13 Ward No - 13 937 75.5% 1,015
14 Ward No - 14 404 77.2% 971
15 Ward No - 15 1,357 82.7% 972
16 Ward No - 16 2,209 84.9% 1,072
17 Ward No - 17 709 73.1% 1,043
18 Ward No - 18 652 68.9% 1,110

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