Puvalur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Puvalur is a Town Panchayat city situated in Lalgudi taluka of Tiruchirappalli district. The Puvalur city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,083 families residing in the Puvalur city. The total population of Puvalur is 7,905 out of which 3,904 are males and 4,001 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Puvalur is 1,025.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Puvalur city is 698 which is 9% of the total population. There are 367 male children and 331 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Puvalur is 902 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,025).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Puvalur is 87.1%. Thus Puvalur has higher literacy rate compared to 83.2% of Tiruchirappalli district. The male literacy rate is 93.89% and the female literacy rate is 80.63% in Puvalur.

Puvalur Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,083 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.

Puvalur Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 698 367 331
Literacy 87.1% 85.1% 74%
Scheduled Caste 1,486 720 766
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,625 583 1,042

Caste-wise Population - Puvalur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Puvalur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,486 720 766
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Puvalur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Puvalur is 6,802 which is 86.05% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Puvalur is 356 which is 4.5% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Puvalur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,802 (86.05%) 3,370 3,432
Muslim 356 (4.5%) 168 188
Christian 741 (9.37%) 363 378
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 6 (0.08%) 3 3

Literacy Rate - Puvalur

The total literacy rate of Puvalur was 87.14% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 6,280 literates, males were 3,321 while females were 2,959. Also the male literacy rate was 93.89% and the female literacy rate was 80.63% in Puvalur.

  Puvalur Tamil Nadu
Female 80.63% 73.44%
Male 93.89% 86.77%
Total 87.14% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Puvalur

The Sex Ratio of Puvalur is 1,025. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,025 females in Puvalur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 902 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,025 ) of Puvalur.

Child Population - Puvalur

According to Census 2011, there were 698 children between age 0 to 6 years in Puvalur. Out of which 367 were male while 331 were female.

Working Population - Puvalur

In Puvalur Town Panchayat out of total population, 3,294 were engaged in work activities. 95.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,294 workers engaged in Main Work, 358 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,487 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,131 2,189 942
Cultivators 358 318 40
Agriculture Labourer 1,487 806 681
Household Industries 114 77 37
Other Workers 1,172 988 184
Marginal Workers 163 93 70
Non Working 4,611 1,622 2,989

Puvalur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 411 83.7% 1,035
2 Ward No - 2 672 77.7% 1,030
3 Ward No - 3 472 71.2% 975
4 Ward No - 4 390 79.2% 1,086
5 Ward No - 5 749 69.8% 1,086
6 Ward No - 6 492 76.6% 992
7 Ward No - 7 553 87.9% 900
8 Ward No - 8 499 77.6% 1,020
9 Ward No - 9 490 86.1% 952
10 Ward No - 10 479 76.6% 1,119
11 Ward No - 11 373 78.8% 1,096
12 Ward No - 12 757 81.5% 1,169
13 Ward No - 13 526 83.7% 992
14 Ward No - 14 446 82.5% 939
15 Ward No - 15 596 81.9% 967

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