Punalur is a Municipality city in district of Kollam, Kerala. The Punalur city is divided into 32 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Punalur Municipality has population of 46,702 of which 22,039 are males while 24,663 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 4314 which is 9.24 % of total population of Punalur (M). In Punalur Municipality, Female Sex Ratio is of 1119 against state average of 1084. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Punalur is around 1037 compared to Kerala state average of 964. Literacy rate of Punalur city is 94.31 % higher than state average of 94.00 %. In Punalur, Male literacy is around 96.13 % while female literacy rate is 92.70 %.
Punalur Municipality has total administration over 12,606 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Punalur 2023 - 2024 Population
Current estimated population of Punalur Municipality in 2024 is approximately
63,000.
The schedule census of 2021 for Punalur city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Punalur city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Punalur town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
Punalur Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.68 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.76 % of total population in Punalur (M).
Punalur Work Profile
Out of total population, 15,025 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 11,544 were males while 3,481 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 15025 working population, 82.94 % were engaged in Main Work while 17.06 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.