Pethampalayam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Erode, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Pethampalayam is a Town Panchayat city situated in Perundurai taluka of Erode district. The Pethampalayam city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 2,145 families residing in the Pethampalayam city. The total population of Pethampalayam is 7,152 out of which 3,557 are males and 3,595 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pethampalayam is 1,011.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Pethampalayam city is 527 which is 7% of the total population. There are 279 male children and 248 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pethampalayam is 889 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,011).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pethampalayam is 63.8%. Thus Pethampalayam has a lower literacy rate compared to 72.6% of Erode district. The male literacy rate is 73.34% and the female literacy rate is 54.5% in Pethampalayam.

Population
7,152
Literacy
63.8%
Sex Ratio
1,011

Pethampalayam Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,145 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.

Pethampalayam Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 527 279 248
Literacy 63.8% 67.6% 50.7%
Scheduled Caste 1,899 925 974
Scheduled Tribe 6 4 2
Illiterate 2,924 1,153 1,771

Caste-wise Population - Pethampalayam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Pethampalayam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,899 925 974
Schedule Tribe 6 4 2

Religion-wise Population - Pethampalayam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Pethampalayam is 7,028 which is 98.27% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Pethampalayam is 4 which is 0.06% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Pethampalayam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,028 (98.27%) 3,495 3,533
Muslim 4 (0.06%) 2 2
Christian 111 (1.55%) 54 57
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 9 (0.13%) 6 3

Literacy Rate - Pethampalayam

The total literacy rate of Pethampalayam was 63.82% in 2011 which is less than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 4,228 literates, males were 2,404 while females were 1,824. Also the male literacy rate was 73.34% and the female literacy rate was 54.5% in Pethampalayam.

  Pethampalayam Tamil Nadu
Female 54.5% 73.44%
Male 73.34% 86.77%
Total 63.82% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Pethampalayam

The Sex Ratio of Pethampalayam is 1,011. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,011 females in Pethampalayam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 889 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,011 ) of Pethampalayam.


Child Population - Pethampalayam

According to Census 2011, there were 527 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Pethampalayam. Out of which 279 were male while 248 were female.


Working Population - Pethampalayam

In Pethampalayam Town Panchayat out of total population, 4,455 were engaged in work activities. 96.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,455 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,356 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,749 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,299 2,363 1,936
Cultivators 1,356 738 618
Agriculture Labourer 1,749 816 933
Household Industries 45 25 20
Other Workers 1,149 784 365
Marginal Workers 156 60 96
Non Working 2,697 1,134 1,563

Pethampalayam Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 339 58.4% 1,106
2 Ward No - 2 715 55.7% 1,014
3 Ward No - 3 361 66.5% 920
4 Ward No - 4 398 69.1% 1,010
5 Ward No - 5 712 57% 1,011
6 Ward No - 6 640 55.6% 981
7 Ward No - 7 707 60.4% 1,061
8 Ward No - 8 248 66.5% 824
9 Ward No - 9 232 59.1% 1,071
10 Ward No - 10 630 51.3% 1,052
11 Ward No - 11 466 57.3% 1,053
12 Ward No - 12 378 61.4% 919
13 Ward No - 13 469 58.4% 1,030
14 Ward No - 14 404 69.8% 1,010
15 Ward No - 15 453 54.7% 1,022

Map of Pethampalayam, Erode, Tamil Nadu


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