Paramakudi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Paramakudi is a Municipality city situated in Paramakudi taluka of Ramanathapuram district. The Paramakudi city is divided into 36 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 23,504 families residing in the Paramakudi city. The total population of Paramakudi is 95,579 out of which 48,621 are males and 46,958 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Paramakudi is 966.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Paramakudi city is 9292 which is 10% of the total population. There are 4800 male children and 4492 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Paramakudi is 936 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (966).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Paramakudi is 90.2%. Thus Paramakudi has a higher literacy rate compared to 80.7% of Ramanathapuram district. The male literacy rate is 94.87% and the female literacy rate is 85.4% in Paramakudi.

Population
95,579
Literacy
90.2%
Sex Ratio
966

Paramakudi Municipality has total administration over 23,504 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Paramakudi Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Paramakudi Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 9,292 4,800 4,492
Literacy 90.2% 85.5% 77.2%
Scheduled Caste 13,857 6,971 6,886
Scheduled Tribe 73 39 34
Illiterate 17,742 7,050 10,692

Caste-wise Population - Paramakudi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Paramakudi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 13,857 6,971 6,886
Schedule Tribe 73 39 34

Religion-wise Population - Paramakudi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Paramakudi is 82,719 which is 86.55% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Paramakudi is 8,797 which is 9.2% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Paramakudi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 82,719 (86.55%) 42,231 40,488
Muslim 8,797 (9.2%) 4,351 4,446
Christian 3,932 (4.11%) 1,967 1,965
Sikh 8 (0.01%) 4 4
Buddhist 2 (0%) 0 2
Jain 3 (0%) 1 2
Other Religion 3 (0%) 2 1
No Religion Specified 115 (0.12%) 65 50

Literacy Rate - Paramakudi

The total literacy rate of Paramakudi was 90.21% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 77,837 literates, males were 41,571 while females were 36,266. Also the male literacy rate was 94.87% and the female literacy rate was 85.4% in Paramakudi.

  Paramakudi Tamil Nadu
Female 85.4% 73.44%
Male 94.87% 86.77%
Total 90.21% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Paramakudi

The Sex Ratio of Paramakudi is 966. Thus per every 1000 men there were 966 females in Paramakudi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 936 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 966 ) of Paramakudi.


Child Population - Paramakudi

According to Census 2011, there were 9,292 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Paramakudi. Out of which 4,800 were male while 4,492 were female.


Working Population - Paramakudi

In Paramakudi Municipality out of total population, 35,561 were engaged in work activities. 89.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 35,561 workers engaged in Main Work, 825 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 881 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 31,841 24,665 7,176
Cultivators 825 654 171
Agriculture Labourer 881 578 303
Household Industries 6,682 3,906 2,776
Other Workers 23,453 19,527 3,926
Marginal Workers 3,720 2,546 1,174
Non Working 60,018 21,410 38,608

Paramakudi Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Paramakudi is further divided into 36 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,902 81% 944
2 Ward No - 2 2,636 71.5% 1,008
3 Ward No - 3 2,602 78.2% 1,008
4 Ward No - 4 1,705 78.1% 976
5 Ward No - 5 2,037 81.6% 895
6 Ward No - 6 3,141 78.7% 959
7 Ward No - 7 2,175 84.4% 1,033
8 Ward No - 8 6,007 79.5% 917
9 Ward No - 9 2,440 84% 955
10 Ward No - 10 668 85.9% 1,000
11 Ward No - 11 2,538 84.3% 946
12 Ward No - 12 1,420 82.4% 888
13 Ward No - 13 2,030 84.6% 980
14 Ward No - 14 1,779 86.5% 903
15 Ward No - 15 1,748 87% 955
16 Ward No - 16 1,461 88.4% 1,007
17 Ward No - 17 1,325 86.3% 1,008
18 Ward No - 18 1,109 82.9% 1,039
19 Ward No - 19 1,943 85.2% 995
20 Ward No - 20 2,691 81.6% 1,002
21 Ward No - 21 4,029 84.4% 785
22 Ward No - 22 3,192 80.1% 972
23 Ward No - 23 1,892 82.3% 925
24 Ward No - 24 2,440 79.7% 1,003
25 Ward No - 25 3,841 81.5% 990
26 Ward No - 26 3,789 84.1% 1,001
27 Ward No - 27 4,188 79.4% 974
28 Ward No - 28 4,316 77.1% 1,113
29 Ward No - 29 1,506 86.2% 1,016
30 Ward No - 30 3,462 81.6% 1,034
31 Ward No - 31 1,831 88.9% 973
32 Ward No - 32 1,957 80.1% 967
33 Ward No - 33 1,680 74.5% 931
34 Ward No - 34 4,464 81.4% 919
35 Ward No - 35 2,838 80.3% 979
36 Ward No - 36 2,797 79.8% 967

Map of Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu


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