Ponmanai Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Ponmanai is a Town Panchayat city situated in Kalkulam taluka of Kanniyakumari district. The Ponmanai city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 4,068 families residing in the Ponmanai city. The total population of Ponmanai is 15,554 out of which 7,766 are males and 7,788 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ponmanai is 1,003.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Ponmanai city is 1390 which is 9% of the total population. There are 712 male children and 678 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ponmanai is 952 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,003).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ponmanai is 92.1%. Thus Ponmanai has a higher literacy rate compared to 91.7% of Kanniyakumari district. The male literacy rate is 94.07% and the female literacy rate is 90.23% in Ponmanai.

Population
15,554
Literacy
92.1%
Sex Ratio
1,003

Ponmanai Town Panchayat has total administration over 4,068 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.

Ponmanai Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,390 712 678
Literacy 92.1% 85.4% 82.4%
Scheduled Caste 649 325 324
Scheduled Tribe 346 173 173
Illiterate 2,503 1,130 1,373

Caste-wise Population - Ponmanai

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.2% of total population in Ponmanai.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 649 325 324
Schedule Tribe 346 173 173

Religion-wise Population - Ponmanai

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ponmanai is 9,486 which is 60.99% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ponmanai is 214 which is 1.38% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Ponmanai as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 9,486 (60.99%) 4,719 4,767
Muslim 214 (1.38%) 110 104
Christian 5,749 (36.96%) 2,879 2,870
Sikh 4 (0.03%) 2 2
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 101 (0.65%) 56 45

Literacy Rate - Ponmanai

The total literacy rate of Ponmanai was 92.14% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 13,051 literates, males were 6,636 while females were 6,415. Also the male literacy rate was 94.07% and the female literacy rate was 90.23% in Ponmanai.

  Ponmanai Tamil Nadu
Female 90.23% 73.44%
Male 94.07% 86.77%
Total 92.14% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Ponmanai

The Sex Ratio of Ponmanai is 1,003. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,003 females in Ponmanai. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 952 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,003 ) of Ponmanai.


Child Population - Ponmanai

According to Census 2011, there were 1,390 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Ponmanai. Out of which 712 were male while 678 were female.


Working Population - Ponmanai

In Ponmanai Town Panchayat out of total population, 5,830 were engaged in work activities. 79% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,830 workers engaged in Main Work, 213 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 748 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,607 3,827 780
Cultivators 213 200 13
Agriculture Labourer 748 685 63
Household Industries 219 91 128
Other Workers 3,427 2,851 576
Marginal Workers 1,223 752 471
Non Working 9,724 3,187 6,537

Ponmanai Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,494 74.7% 963
2 Ward No - 2 975 80.2% 998
3 Ward No - 3 751 86.7% 1,035
4 Ward No - 4 1,277 84.1% 1,053
5 Ward No - 5 742 86.8% 1,073
6 Ward No - 6 887 86.4% 1,007
7 Ward No - 7 1,124 84.1% 1,000
8 Ward No - 8 1,241 81.3% 1,008
9 Ward No - 9 671 79.7% 1,058
10 Ward No - 10 1,281 87.7% 1,005
11 Ward No - 11 853 90.6% 913
12 Ward No - 12 906 81.9% 1,045
13 Ward No - 13 1,408 86.4% 1,065
14 Ward No - 14 856 88.8% 898
15 Ward No - 15 1,088 84% 946

Map of Ponmanai, Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu


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