Pongalur Population, Caste, Working Data Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Pongalur is a village situated in Avanashi taluka of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,198 families residing in the village Pongalur. The total population of Pongalur is 4,550 out of which 2,198 are males and 2,352 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pongalur is 1,070.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pongalur village is 337 which is 7% of the total population. There are 166 male children and 171 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pongalur is 1,030 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,070) of Pongalur village.

Population
4,550
Families
1,198
Literacy
68.62%
Sex Ratio
1,070

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pongalur is 68.6%. Thus Pongalur village has lower literacy rate compared to 71% of Tiruppur district. The male literacy rate is 75.2% and the female literacy rate is 62.49% in Pongalur village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Pongalur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Pongalur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Pongalur village.

Total Male Female
Children 337 166 171
Literacy 68.62% 75.2% 62.49%
Scheduled Caste 1,188 554 634
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,659 670 989

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Pongalur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pongalur village out of total population, 2,571 were engaged in work activities. 94.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,571 workers engaged in Main Work, 411 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 777 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,420 1,424 996
Cultivators 411 272 139
Agriculture Labourer 777 414 363
Household Industries 28 15 13
Other Workers 1,204 723 481
Marginal Workers 151 86 65
Non Working 1,979 688 1,291

Nearby Villages to Pongalur,

Below are the list of villages near Pongalur village in Avanashi.

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