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

Veerapandi is a Town Panchayat city situated in Theni taluka of Theni district. The Veerapandi city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,358 families residing in the Veerapandi city. The total population of Veerapandi is 16,158 out of which 8,316 are males and 7,842 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Veerapandi is 943.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Veerapandi city is 1528 which is 9% of the total population. There are 811 male children and 717 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Veerapandi is 884 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (943).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Veerapandi is 78.2%. Thus Veerapandi has higher literacy rate compared to 77.3% of Theni district. The male literacy rate is 86.01% and the female literacy rate is 70.08% in Veerapandi.

Veerapandi Town Panchayat has total administration over 4,358 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 1,528 811 717
Literacy 78.2% 77.6% 63.7%
Scheduled Caste 5,050 2,516 2,534
Scheduled Tribe 1 1 0
Illiterate 4,710 1,861 2,849

Caste-wise Population - Veerapandi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Veerapandi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,050 2,516 2,534
Schedule Tribe 1 1 0

Religion-wise Population - Veerapandi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Veerapandi is 15,665 which is 96.95% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Veerapandi is 220 which is 1.36% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Veerapandi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 15,665 (96.95%) 8,062 7,603
Muslim 220 (1.36%) 124 96
Christian 234 (1.45%) 114 120
Sikh 3 (0.02%) 1 2
Buddhist 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 33 (0.2%) 14 19

Literacy Rate - Veerapandi

The total literacy rate of Veerapandi was 78.25% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 11,448 literates, males were 6,455 while females were 4,993. Also the male literacy rate was 86.01% and the female literacy rate was 70.08% in Veerapandi.

  Veerapandi Tamil Nadu
Female 70.08% 73.44%
Male 86.01% 86.77%
Total 78.25% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Veerapandi

The Sex Ratio of Veerapandi is 943. Thus per every 1000 men there were 943 females in Veerapandi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 884 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 943 ) of Veerapandi.

Child Population - Veerapandi

According to Census 2011, there were 1,528 children between age 0 to 6 years in Veerapandi. Out of which 811 were male while 717 were female.

Working Population - Veerapandi

In Veerapandi Town Panchayat out of total population, 7,247 were engaged in work activities. 94.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,247 workers engaged in Main Work, 451 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,737 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,828 4,453 2,375
Cultivators 451 359 92
Agriculture Labourer 2,737 1,462 1,275
Household Industries 78 43 35
Other Workers 3,562 2,589 973
Marginal Workers 419 221 198
Non Working 8,911 3,642 5,269

Veerapandi Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,219 68.5% 1,038
2 Ward No - 2 1,054 67.1% 899
3 Ward No - 3 1,497 74.7% 927
4 Ward No - 4 926 75.9% 949
5 Ward No - 5 683 69.7% 1,070
6 Ward No - 6 2,696 72.5% 790
7 Ward No - 7 1,072 66.1% 996
8 Ward No - 8 723 67.6% 975
9 Ward No - 9 641 65.7% 1,003
10 Ward No - 10 947 55.1% 933
11 Ward No - 11 593 80.1% 938
12 Ward No - 12 1,392 66.7% 902
13 Ward No - 13 361 83.1% 1,124
14 Ward No - 14 846 78.4% 1,104
15 Ward No - 15 1,508 76.1% 1,005

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