Yanam is a Municipality city in district of Yanam, Puducherry. The Yanam city is divided into 10 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Yanam Municipality has population of 55,626 of which 27,301 are males while 28,325 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 6204 which is 11.15 % of total population of Yanam (M). In Yanam Municipality, Female Sex Ratio is of 1038 against state average of 1037. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Yanam is around 921 compared to Puducherry state average of 967. Literacy rate of Yanam city is 79.47 % lower than state average of 85.85 %. In Yanam, Male literacy is around 82.75 % while female literacy rate is 76.35 %.
Yanam Municipality has total administration over 13,812 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.
Yanam 2024 - 2025 Population
Current estimated population of Yanam Municipality in 2025 is approximately
80,000.
The schedule census of 2021 for Yanam city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Yanam city will be conducted in 2025 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Yanam town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
Yanam Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.15 % of total population in Yanam (M).
The (M) Yanam currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.
Yanam Work Profile
Out of total population, 16,760 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 14,047 were males while 2,713 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 16760 working population, 91.72 % were engaged in Main Work while 8.28 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.