Papanasam taluk

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Papanasam taluk is a taluk of Thanjavur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Papanasam.

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Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Papanasam had a population of 272,871 with 133,814 males and 139,057 females. [1] This was an increase of 7% from the 2001 total of 255,093. [2] There were 1,039 women for every 1,000 men, [1] up from 1,027 per 1,000 males in 2001. [2] The taluk had a literacy rate of 72.72%, [1] up from 72.48% in 2001. [2] Child population in the age group below 6 was 13,410 males and 12,682 females. [1]

Towns and villages

There are two panchayat towns in the taluk, Ayyampettai and the administrative headquarters, Papanasam. [3] In 2011, there were 34 listed panchayat villages in Papanasam taluk, [4] which have superintending control over more than seventy other villages. [5] Tamil Nadu lists 120 revenue villages in Papanasam tauk. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Provisional Population Totals - Tamil Nadu-Census 2011" (PDF). Census Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Primary Census Abstract - Census 2001". Directorate of Census Operations-Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009.
  3. ↑ "Thajavur: Papanasam block: Panchayat villages". GIS Division, Government of Tamil Nadu. 2011. Archived from the original on 23 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Papanasam, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu". Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. Archived from the original on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "2001 Census of India: List of Villages by Tehsil: Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. pp. 210–212. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Thanjavur: Papanasam Taluk: Revenue villages". GIS Division, Government of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009.

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