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

Pathamadai is a Town Panchayat city situated in Ambasamudram taluka of Tirunelveli district. The Pathamadai city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 4,166 families residing in the Pathamadai city. The total population of Pathamadai is 16,625 out of which 8,106 are males and 8,519 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pathamadai is 1,051.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Pathamadai city is 1960 which is 12% of the total population. There are 996 male children and 964 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pathamadai is 968 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,051).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pathamadai is 86.2%. Thus Pathamadai has a higher literacy rate compared to 82.5% of Tirunelveli district. The male literacy rate is 92.25% and the female literacy rate is 80.56% in Pathamadai.

Population
16,625
Literacy
86.2%
Sex Ratio
1,051

Pathamadai Town Panchayat has total administration over 4,166 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.

Pathamadai Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,960 996 964
Literacy 86.2% 80.9% 71.4%
Scheduled Caste 2,179 1,040 1,139
Scheduled Tribe 26 14 12
Illiterate 3,980 1,547 2,433

Caste-wise Population - Pathamadai

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Pathamadai.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,179 1,040 1,139
Schedule Tribe 26 14 12

Religion-wise Population - Pathamadai

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Pathamadai is 9,823 which is 59.09% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Pathamadai is 6,667 which is 40.1% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Pathamadai as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 9,823 (59.09%) 4,792 5,031
Muslim 6,667 (40.1%) 3,243 3,424
Christian 96 (0.58%) 50 46
Sikh 3 (0.02%) 2 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 5 (0.03%) 3 2
No Religion Specified 31 (0.19%) 16 15

Literacy Rate - Pathamadai

The total literacy rate of Pathamadai was 86.23% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 12,645 literates, males were 6,559 while females were 6,086. Also the male literacy rate was 92.25% and the female literacy rate was 80.56% in Pathamadai.

  Pathamadai Tamil Nadu
Female 80.56% 73.44%
Male 92.25% 86.77%
Total 86.23% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Pathamadai

The Sex Ratio of Pathamadai is 1,051. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,051 females in Pathamadai. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 968 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,051 ) of Pathamadai.


Child Population - Pathamadai

According to Census 2011, there were 1,960 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Pathamadai. Out of which 996 were male while 964 were female.


Working Population - Pathamadai

In Pathamadai Town Panchayat out of total population, 6,759 were engaged in work activities. 87.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,759 workers engaged in Main Work, 486 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,065 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,920 3,974 1,946
Cultivators 486 428 58
Agriculture Labourer 1,065 720 345
Household Industries 1,019 150 869
Other Workers 3,350 2,676 674
Marginal Workers 839 512 327
Non Working 9,866 3,620 6,246

Pathamadai Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 902 76.3% 1,093
2 Ward No - 2 813 67.9% 1,043
3 Ward No - 3 894 71.9% 1,009
4 Ward No - 4 914 72.9% 1,092
5 Ward No - 5 1,176 71.8% 1,111
6 Ward No - 6 1,031 83.1% 968
7 Ward No - 7 1,008 79.8% 1,049
8 Ward No - 8 1,548 75.7% 1,056
9 Ward No - 9 1,191 80.9% 982
10 Ward No - 10 1,020 80.4% 1,044
11 Ward No - 11 1,488 73.9% 1,150
12 Ward No - 12 1,714 78.4% 950
13 Ward No - 13 988 75.1% 1,125
14 Ward No - 14 946 76.4% 1,034
15 Ward No - 15 992 73.5% 1,120

Map of Pathamadai, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu


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