Panapakkam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Vellore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Panapakkam is a Town Panchayat city situated in Arakonam taluka of Vellore district. The Panapakkam city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 2,802 families residing in the Panapakkam city. The total population of Panapakkam is 11,536 out of which 5,719 are males and 5,817 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Panapakkam is 1,017.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Panapakkam city is 1167 which is 10% of the total population. There are 613 male children and 554 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Panapakkam is 904 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,017).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Panapakkam is 79.5%. Thus Panapakkam has a higher literacy rate compared to 79.2% of Vellore district. The male literacy rate is 87.97% and the female literacy rate is 71.27% in Panapakkam.

Population
11,536
Literacy
79.5%
Sex Ratio
1,017

Panapakkam Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,802 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.

Panapakkam Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,167 613 554
Literacy 79.5% 78.5% 64.5%
Scheduled Caste 2,333 1,108 1,225
Scheduled Tribe 139 67 72
Illiterate 3,293 1,227 2,066

Caste-wise Population - Panapakkam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.2% of total population in Panapakkam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,333 1,108 1,225
Schedule Tribe 139 67 72

Religion-wise Population - Panapakkam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Panapakkam is 11,241 which is 97.44% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Panapakkam is 215 which is 1.86% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Panapakkam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 11,241 (97.44%) 5,583 5,658
Muslim 215 (1.86%) 101 114
Christian 76 (0.66%) 35 41
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 3 (0.03%) 0 3

Literacy Rate - Panapakkam

The total literacy rate of Panapakkam was 79.5% in 2011 which is less than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 8,243 literates, males were 4,492 while females were 3,751. Also the male literacy rate was 87.97% and the female literacy rate was 71.27% in Panapakkam.

  Panapakkam Tamil Nadu
Female 71.27% 73.44%
Male 87.97% 86.77%
Total 79.5% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Panapakkam

The Sex Ratio of Panapakkam is 1,017. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,017 females in Panapakkam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 904 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,017 ) of Panapakkam.


Child Population - Panapakkam

According to Census 2011, there were 1,167 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Panapakkam. Out of which 613 were male while 554 were female.


Working Population - Panapakkam

In Panapakkam Town Panchayat out of total population, 5,328 were engaged in work activities. 84.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,328 workers engaged in Main Work, 138 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 681 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,485 3,216 1,269
Cultivators 138 129 9
Agriculture Labourer 681 407 274
Household Industries 1,084 714 370
Other Workers 2,582 1,966 616
Marginal Workers 843 277 566
Non Working 6,208 2,226 3,982

Panapakkam Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 575 66.8% 936
2 Ward No - 2 685 61.3% 1,003
3 Ward No - 3 972 60.2% 1,174
4 Ward No - 4 825 75.8% 892
5 Ward No - 5 887 73.1% 1,030
6 Ward No - 6 661 67.6% 967
7 Ward No - 7 604 71.5% 1,020
8 Ward No - 8 720 75.4% 1,069
9 Ward No - 9 675 77.5% 918
10 Ward No - 10 683 78.5% 963
11 Ward No - 11 502 80.3% 1,155
12 Ward No - 12 637 73.9% 948
13 Ward No - 13 771 68.7% 1,008
14 Ward No - 14 744 77.3% 1,102
15 Ward No - 15 1,595 70.3% 1,047

Map of Panapakkam, Vellore, Tamil Nadu


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