Overview
Palani is a Municipality city in district of Dindigul, Tamil Nadu. The Palani city is divided into 33 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Palani Municipality has population of 70,467 of which 34,827 are males while 35,640 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 6467 which is 9.18 % of total population of Palani (M). In Palani Municipality, Female Sex Ratio is of 1023 against state average of 996. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Palani is around 970 compared to Tamil Nadu state average of 943. Literacy rate of Palani city is 86.93 % higher than state average of 80.09 %. In Palani, Male literacy is around 92.26 % while female literacy rate is 81.75 %.
Palani Municipality has total administration over 19,015 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.
Palani Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.57 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.23 % of total population in Palani (M).
Palani Work Profile
Out of total population, 27,150 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 20,630 were males while 6,520 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 27150 working population, 95.36 % were engaged in Main Work while 4.64 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.
Palani 2021 Population
The next census for Palani Population will be held in 2021. Right now all figures for 2021 are estimates only.