Panagudi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Panagudi is a Town Panchayat city situated in Radhapuram taluka of Tirunelveli district. The Panagudi city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 7,733 families residing in the Panagudi city. The total population of Panagudi is 29,895 out of which 14,759 are males and 15,136 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Panagudi is 1,026.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Panagudi city is 3259 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1676 male children and 1583 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Panagudi is 945 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,026).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Panagudi is 86%. Thus Panagudi has a higher literacy rate compared to 82.5% of Tirunelveli district. The male literacy rate is 90.31% and the female literacy rate is 81.78% in Panagudi.

Population
29,895
Literacy
86%
Sex Ratio
1,026

Panagudi Town Panchayat has total administration over 7,733 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.

Panagudi Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,259 1,676 1,583
Literacy 86% 80.1% 73.2%
Scheduled Caste 5,366 2,638 2,728
Scheduled Tribe 255 138 117
Illiterate 6,996 2,944 4,052

Caste-wise Population - Panagudi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.9% of total population in Panagudi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,366 2,638 2,728
Schedule Tribe 255 138 117

Religion-wise Population - Panagudi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Panagudi is 21,930 which is 73.36% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Panagudi is 1,354 which is 4.53% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Panagudi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 21,930 (73.36%) 10,863 11,067
Muslim 1,354 (4.53%) 685 669
Christian 6,594 (22.06%) 3,201 3,393
Sikh 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Buddhist 3 (0.01%) 3 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 12 (0.04%) 6 6

Literacy Rate - Panagudi

The total literacy rate of Panagudi was 85.97% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 22,899 literates, males were 11,815 while females were 11,084. Also the male literacy rate was 90.31% and the female literacy rate was 81.78% in Panagudi.

  Panagudi Tamil Nadu
Female 81.78% 73.44%
Male 90.31% 86.77%
Total 85.97% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Panagudi

The Sex Ratio of Panagudi is 1,026. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,026 females in Panagudi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 945 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,026 ) of Panagudi.


Child Population - Panagudi

According to Census 2011, there were 3,259 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Panagudi. Out of which 1,676 were male while 1,583 were female.


Working Population - Panagudi

In Panagudi Town Panchayat out of total population, 12,038 were engaged in work activities. 95.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 12,038 workers engaged in Main Work, 647 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,352 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 11,494 8,132 3,362
Cultivators 647 547 100
Agriculture Labourer 2,352 1,719 633
Household Industries 1,136 299 837
Other Workers 7,359 5,567 1,792
Marginal Workers 544 290 254
Non Working 17,857 6,337 11,520

Panagudi Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Panagudi is further divided into 18 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 987 75.2% 932
2 Ward No - 2 1,502 76.7% 1,041
3 Ward No - 3 1,473 76% 1,101
4 Ward No - 4 1,176 86.3% 990
5 Ward No - 5 1,229 87.8% 1,080
6 Ward No - 6 1,702 74.9% 1,043
7 Ward No - 7 1,681 78.5% 996
8 Ward No - 8 2,800 77.1% 1,039
9 Ward No - 9 1,090 82.2% 1,125
10 Ward No - 10 960 77.3% 1,025
11 Ward No - 11 1,051 83.6% 1,085
12 Ward No - 12 1,777 77.2% 1,031
13 Ward No - 13 2,582 81.8% 1,049
14 Ward No - 14 3,055 66.4% 955
15 Ward No - 15 1,899 68.5% 1,005
16 Ward No - 16 1,489 81% 1,018
17 Ward No - 17 2,202 69.9% 1,005
18 Ward No - 18 1,240 77.3% 1,036

Map of Panagudi, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu


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