Konganapuram Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Salem, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Konganapuram is a Town Panchayat city situated in Edappadi taluka of Salem district. The Konganapuram city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 2,614 families residing in the Konganapuram city. The total population of Konganapuram is 9,286 out of which 4,721 are males and 4,565 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Konganapuram is 967.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Konganapuram city is 928 which is 10% of the total population. There are 488 male children and 440 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Konganapuram is 902 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (967).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Konganapuram is 72.1%. Thus Konganapuram has a lower literacy rate compared to 72.9% of Salem district. The male literacy rate is 80.72% and the female literacy rate is 63.27% in Konganapuram.

Population
9,286
Literacy
72.1%
Sex Ratio
967

Konganapuram Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,614 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Konganapuram Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 928 488 440
Literacy 72.1% 72.4% 57.2%
Scheduled Caste 3,347 1,699 1,648
Scheduled Tribe 76 36 40
Illiterate 3,259 1,304 1,955

Caste-wise Population - Konganapuram

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 36% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Konganapuram.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,347 1,699 1,648
Schedule Tribe 76 36 40

Religion-wise Population - Konganapuram

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Konganapuram is 9,195 which is 99.02% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Konganapuram is 21 which is 0.23% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Konganapuram as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 9,195 (99.02%) 4,676 4,519
Muslim 21 (0.23%) 11 10
Christian 61 (0.66%) 28 33
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 8 (0.09%) 5 3

Literacy Rate - Konganapuram

The total literacy rate of Konganapuram was 72.11% in 2011 which is less than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 6,027 literates, males were 3,417 while females were 2,610. Also the male literacy rate was 80.72% and the female literacy rate was 63.27% in Konganapuram.

  Konganapuram Tamil Nadu
Female 63.27% 73.44%
Male 80.72% 86.77%
Total 72.11% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Konganapuram

The Sex Ratio of Konganapuram is 967. Thus per every 1000 men there were 967 females in Konganapuram. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 902 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 967 ) of Konganapuram.


Child Population - Konganapuram

According to Census 2011, there were 928 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Konganapuram. Out of which 488 were male while 440 were female.


Working Population - Konganapuram

In Konganapuram Town Panchayat out of total population, 4,308 were engaged in work activities. 83.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,308 workers engaged in Main Work, 225 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,057 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,583 2,469 1,114
Cultivators 225 135 90
Agriculture Labourer 1,057 547 510
Household Industries 200 99 101
Other Workers 2,101 1,688 413
Marginal Workers 725 340 385
Non Working 4,978 1,912 3,066

Konganapuram Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 562 67.4% 986
2 Ward No - 2 909 71.8% 930
3 Ward No - 3 723 62.9% 986
4 Ward No - 4 634 79.2% 1,045
5 Ward No - 5 634 63.6% 957
6 Ward No - 6 889 59.2% 989
7 Ward No - 7 578 62.1% 1,035
8 Ward No - 8 464 79.3% 1,009
9 Ward No - 9 490 57.6% 976
10 Ward No - 10 386 66.1% 969
11 Ward No - 11 738 64% 917
12 Ward No - 12 677 67.5% 968
13 Ward No - 13 548 49.5% 950
14 Ward No - 14 470 63.6% 880
15 Ward No - 15 584 59.2% 927

Map of Konganapuram, Salem, Tamil Nadu


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