Paravai Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Madurai, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Paravai is a Town Panchayat city situated in Madurai North taluka of Madurai district. The Paravai city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 5,213 families residing in the Paravai city. The total population of Paravai is 20,042 out of which 10,076 are males and 9,966 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Paravai is 989.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Paravai city is 2176 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1162 male children and 1014 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Paravai is 873 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (989).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Paravai is 86%. Thus Paravai has a higher literacy rate compared to 83.5% of Madurai district. The male literacy rate is 91.74% and the female literacy rate is 80.18% in Paravai.

Population
20,042
Literacy
86%
Sex Ratio
989

Paravai Town Panchayat has total administration over 5,213 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.

Paravai Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,176 1,162 1,014
Literacy 86% 81.2% 72%
Scheduled Caste 2,012 985 1,027
Scheduled Tribe 1,571 823 748
Illiterate 4,686 1,898 2,788

Caste-wise Population - Paravai

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.8% of total population in Paravai.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,012 985 1,027
Schedule Tribe 1,571 823 748

Religion-wise Population - Paravai

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Paravai is 18,703 which is 93.32% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Paravai is 203 which is 1.01% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Paravai as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 18,703 (93.32%) 9,436 9,267
Muslim 203 (1.01%) 92 111
Christian 852 (4.25%) 444 408
Sikh 4 (0.02%) 2 2
Buddhist 2 (0.01%) 0 2
Jain 1 (0%) 0 1
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 276 (1.38%) 102 174

Literacy Rate - Paravai

The total literacy rate of Paravai was 85.95% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 15,356 literates, males were 8,178 while females were 7,178. Also the male literacy rate was 91.74% and the female literacy rate was 80.18% in Paravai.

  Paravai Tamil Nadu
Female 80.18% 73.44%
Male 91.74% 86.77%
Total 85.95% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Paravai

The Sex Ratio of Paravai is 989. Thus per every 1000 men there were 989 females in Paravai. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 873 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 989 ) of Paravai.


Child Population - Paravai

According to Census 2011, there were 2,176 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Paravai. Out of which 1,162 were male while 1,014 were female.


Working Population - Paravai

In Paravai Town Panchayat out of total population, 7,604 were engaged in work activities. 87.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,604 workers engaged in Main Work, 55 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 343 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,655 5,187 1,468
Cultivators 55 45 10
Agriculture Labourer 343 243 100
Household Industries 208 106 102
Other Workers 6,049 4,793 1,256
Marginal Workers 949 512 437
Non Working 12,438 4,377 8,061

Paravai Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,106 79.7% 934
2 Ward No - 2 1,028 80.4% 1,024
3 Ward No - 3 1,683 73.4% 1,011
4 Ward No - 4 1,433 74.3% 950
5 Ward No - 5 845 81.1% 1,002
6 Ward No - 6 1,317 78.4% 969
7 Ward No - 7 1,253 82.8% 919
8 Ward No - 8 698 84.8% 1,135
9 Ward No - 9 1,120 74.8% 993
10 Ward No - 10 2,324 81.5% 1,028
11 Ward No - 11 734 73.6% 1,050
12 Ward No - 12 1,074 81.3% 935
13 Ward No - 13 1,793 78% 997
14 Ward No - 14 2,092 67.3% 964
15 Ward No - 15 1,542 68.2% 1,005

Map of Paravai, Madurai, Tamil Nadu


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