Polur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Polur is a Town Panchayat city situated in Polur taluka of Tiruvannamalai district. The Polur city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 6,706 families residing in the Polur city. The total population of Polur is 28,123 out of which 13,862 are males and 14,261 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Polur is 1,029.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Polur city is 3040 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1568 male children and 1472 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Polur is 939 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,029).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Polur is 82.9%. Thus Polur has a higher literacy rate compared to 74.2% of Tiruvannamalai district. The male literacy rate is 90.12% and the female literacy rate is 75.91% in Polur.

Population
28,123
Literacy
82.9%
Sex Ratio
1,029

Polur Town Panchayat has total administration over 6,706 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.

Polur Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,040 1,568 1,472
Literacy 82.9% 79.9% 68.1%
Scheduled Caste 1,759 860 899
Scheduled Tribe 36 20 16
Illiterate 7,336 2,783 4,553

Caste-wise Population - Polur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Polur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,759 860 899
Schedule Tribe 36 20 16

Religion-wise Population - Polur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Polur is 23,863 which is 84.85% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Polur is 2,798 which is 9.95% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Polur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 23,863 (84.85%) 11,783 12,080
Muslim 2,798 (9.95%) 1,365 1,433
Christian 1,324 (4.71%) 647 677
Sikh 6 (0.02%) 2 4
Buddhist 4 (0.01%) 1 3
Jain 107 (0.38%) 60 47
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 21 (0.07%) 4 17

Literacy Rate - Polur

The total literacy rate of Polur was 82.87% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 20,787 literates, males were 11,079 while females were 9,708. Also the male literacy rate was 90.12% and the female literacy rate was 75.91% in Polur.

  Polur Tamil Nadu
Female 75.91% 73.44%
Male 90.12% 86.77%
Total 82.87% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Polur

The Sex Ratio of Polur is 1,029. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,029 females in Polur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 939 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,029 ) of Polur.


Child Population - Polur

According to Census 2011, there were 3,040 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Polur. Out of which 1,568 were male while 1,472 were female.


Working Population - Polur

In Polur Town Panchayat out of total population, 11,971 were engaged in work activities. 83.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 11,971 workers engaged in Main Work, 313 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,551 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,995 7,104 2,891
Cultivators 313 223 90
Agriculture Labourer 1,551 737 814
Household Industries 409 192 217
Other Workers 7,722 5,952 1,770
Marginal Workers 1,976 895 1,081
Non Working 16,152 5,863 10,289

Polur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Polur is further divided into 18 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,264 80.9% 1,049
2 Ward No - 2 1,610 67.7% 1,088
3 Ward No - 3 2,005 79.4% 1,063
4 Ward No - 4 3,320 81.8% 990
5 Ward No - 5 1,264 77.8% 1,003
6 Ward No - 6 1,104 81.7% 978
7 Ward No - 7 1,902 76.7% 1,047
8 Ward No - 8 1,677 77.6% 1,073
9 Ward No - 9 1,289 66.3% 1,124
10 Ward No - 10 1,052 56.2% 996
11 Ward No - 11 1,456 66.3% 986
12 Ward No - 12 1,364 70.2% 1,021
13 Ward No - 13 1,101 84.6% 1,093
14 Ward No - 14 1,126 74% 1,113
15 Ward No - 15 1,759 64% 1,017
16 Ward No - 16 1,226 72.7% 974
17 Ward No - 17 1,827 73.3% 969
18 Ward No - 18 1,777 69.6% 1,008

Map of Polur, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu


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