Veerapandi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Veerapandi is a Town Panchayat city situated in Coimbatore North taluka of Coimbatore district. The Veerapandi city is divided into 13 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,740 families residing in the Veerapandi city. The total population of Veerapandi is 16,953 out of which 8,475 are males and 8,478 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Veerapandi is 1,000.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Veerapandi city is 1428 which is 8% of the total population. There are 716 male children and 712 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Veerapandi is 994 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,000).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Veerapandi is 84.8%. Thus Veerapandi has higher literacy rate compared to 84% of Coimbatore district. The male literacy rate is 89.59% and the female literacy rate is 80.11% in Veerapandi.

Veerapandi Town Panchayat has total administration over 4,740 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.

Veerapandi Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,428 716 712
Literacy 84.8% 82% 73.4%
Scheduled Caste 2,732 1,350 1,382
Scheduled Tribe 36 19 17
Illiterate 3,781 1,524 2,257

Caste-wise Population - Veerapandi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Veerapandi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,732 1,350 1,382
Schedule Tribe 36 19 17

Religion-wise Population - Veerapandi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Veerapandi is 15,195 which is 89.63% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Veerapandi is 234 which is 1.38% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Veerapandi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 15,195 (89.63%) 7,628 7,567
Muslim 234 (1.38%) 120 114
Christian 1,496 (8.82%) 711 785
Sikh 3 (0.02%) 1 2
Buddhist 3 (0.02%) 2 1
Jain 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 20 (0.12%) 12 8

Literacy Rate - Veerapandi

The total literacy rate of Veerapandi was 84.84% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 13,172 literates, males were 6,951 while females were 6,221. Also the male literacy rate was 89.59% and the female literacy rate was 80.11% in Veerapandi.

  Veerapandi Tamil Nadu
Female 80.11% 73.44%
Male 89.59% 86.77%
Total 84.84% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Veerapandi

The Sex Ratio of Veerapandi is 1,000. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,000 females in Veerapandi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 994 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,000 ) of Veerapandi.

Child Population - Veerapandi

According to Census 2011, there were 1,428 children between age 0 to 6 years in Veerapandi. Out of which 716 were male while 712 were female.

Working Population - Veerapandi

In Veerapandi Town Panchayat out of total population, 7,224 were engaged in work activities. 94.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,224 workers engaged in Main Work, 112 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 236 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,811 4,869 1,942
Cultivators 112 85 27
Agriculture Labourer 236 153 83
Household Industries 141 86 55
Other Workers 6,322 4,545 1,777
Marginal Workers 413 233 180
Non Working 9,729 3,373 6,356

Veerapandi Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Veerapandi is further divided into 13 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,656 82.8% 1,006
2 Ward No - 2 1,296 65.7% 1,077
3 Ward No - 3 614 56% 1,020
4 Ward No - 4 570 61.6% 1,036
5 Ward No - 5 1,127 69.7% 967
6 Ward No - 6 1,134 85.5% 881
7 Ward No - 7 2,636 77.9% 986
8 Ward No - 8 1,549 82.8% 1,041
9 Ward No - 9 615 76.4% 984
10 Ward No - 10 890 69% 969
11 Ward No - 11 569 70.7% 1,039
12 Ward No - 12 309 90.6% 850
13 Ward No - 15 2,988 86% 1,029

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