Pantelhó

Pantelhó is a municipality of Chiapas with 26,391 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 917 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 4.7 years.

Demographics of Pantelhó

Demographic structure of Pantelhó according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 11,096 people under 15 years old (42%), 14,364 people of working age (54.4%) and 918 elderly over 65 years old (3.5%).

0-14 years

11,096

42% of the population

15-64 years

14,364

54.4% - Working age

65+ years

918

3.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

83.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Pantelhó

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,753	1,738	3,491	13.2%
5-9 years	1,939	2,039	3,978	15.1%
10-14 years	1,840	1,787	3,627	13.7%
15-19 years	1,532	1,576	3,108	11.8%
20-24 years	1,182	1,272	2,454	9.3%
25-29 years	812	1,034	1,846	7%
30-34 years	784	854	1,638	6.2%
35-39 years	670	771	1,441	5.5%
40-44 years	594	564	1,158	4.4%
45-49 years	496	524	1,020	3.9%
50-54 years	362	322	684	2.6%
55-59 years	283	277	560	2.1%
60-64 years	220	235	455	1.7%
65-69 years	147	161	308	1.2%
70-74 years	140	120	260	1%
75-79 years	80	77	157	0.6%
80-84 years	51	43	94	0.4%
85+ years	58	41	99	0.4%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Pantelhó

Population Origin

Born in State

26,343

99.8%

Born in Another State

29

0.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

60

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

22,342

84.7% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

10,170

45.5% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

11,442

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

25,482

517% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

48

0.2% of the population

Men / Women

27 / 21

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

673

2.6%

With Limitation

847

3.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	323
Visual	309
Hearing	249
Speech	193
Mental	179

Education in Pantelhó

Literacy and Schooling

In Pantelhó, 5,503 people aged 15 and over can read and write (550300%), while 5,118 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 4.7 years (5.3 men, 4.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,974	3,144	5,118	511800%
Incomplete primary	1,158	1,213	2,371	237100%
Complete primary	1,690	1,674	3,364	336400%
Incomplete secondary	342	232	574	57400%
Complete secondary	1,323	957	2,280	228000%
Post-basic education (18+)	768	518	1,286	128600%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	1,310
6-11 years	972
12-14 years	894

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 150 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	62	62
Primaria	69	69
Secundaria	16	16
Media Superior	3	3

Employment and Social Security in Pantelhó

In Pantelhó, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 7,715 people. Of those, 7,422 are employed and 293 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3.8%.

Total EAP

7,715

H: 6,498 / M: 1,217

Employed Population

7,422

H: 6,277 / M: 1,145

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

293 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

9,552

H: 1,897 / M: 7,655

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	19,116	72.4%
IMSS	693	2.6%
ISSSTE	89	0.3%
ISSSTE estatal	4	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	10	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	16,547	62.7%
IMSS Bienestar	1,460	5.5%
Private insurance	377	1.4%
Other institution	16	0.1%
Without health coverage	7,260	27.5%

Marital Status and Religion in Pantelhó

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

9,703

970300%

Single

6,606

660600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,055

105500%

Households

Total Households

4,929

5.3 average occupants

Male-headed

4,276

86.8%

Female-headed

653

13.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	9,692	36.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	12,968	49.1%
Other religions	141	0.5%
No religion	3,456	13.1%

Housing and Basic Services in Pantelhó

Pantelhó has 5,973 total dwellings, of which 4,931 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 5.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	3,877	82.4%
Earthen floor	1,034	22%
1 bedroom	2,460	52.3%
2+ bedrooms	2,450	52.1%
1 room	362	7.7%
2 rooms	2,011	42.8%
3+ rooms	2,537	53.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

101%

4,753 dwellings

Piped Water

94.3%

4,434 dwellings

With Drainage

83%

3,904 dwellings

All Services

78.2%

3,680 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,753	101%
Without electricity	157	3.3%
Public water network	4,434	94.3%
Hauled water	3,413	72.6%
Other water source	477	10.1%
With water tank	2,734	58.1%
With cistern	128	2.7%
With toilet	3,739	79.5%
With latrine	837	17.8%
With drainage	3,904	83%
Without drainage	1,007	21.4%
With all services	3,680	78.2%
Without water, drainage or electricity	70	1.5%

Goods and Technology in Pantelhó

Household equipment in Pantelhó according to the 2020 Census. 0.6% of dwellings have internet and 36.8% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	953	20.3%
Washing machine	206	4.4%
Microwave oven	72	1.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	186	4%
Motorcycle	45	1%
Bicycle	19	0.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,133	45.3%
Radio	1,432	30.4%
Landline phone	81	1.7%
Cell phone	1,731	36.8%
Computer	50	1.1%
Internet	27	0.6%
Pay TV	573	12.2%
Video game console	1	0%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

2,276

48.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

3,164

67.3%

No Computer or Internet

4,843

103%

No ICT at All

1,984

42.2%

Companies and Economy in Pantelhó

The main economic sectors of Pantelhó are Comercio al por menor with 371 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	371
Industrias manufactureras	101
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	67
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	34
Servicios educativos	16

Poverty and Social Development in Pantelhó

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Pantelhó has a poverty rate of 98.4% and extreme poverty of 72.4%.

Poverty

98.4%

21,904 people

Extreme Poverty

72.4%

16,114 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

0.8%

176 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.6%

133 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0.2%

51 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	49.7%	11,072
Lack of access to health services	17.2%	3,826
Lack of access to social security	86.4%	19,231
Lack of housing quality and spaces	63.4%	14,126
Lack of access to basic housing services	87.6%	19,492
Lack of access to food	27.3%	6,085
Income below welfare line	99%	22,038
Income below minimum welfare line	93.7%	20,860

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	97%	74%	2.4%	0.4%	0
2015	98.4%	72.4%	0.8%	0.2%	0

Crime in Pantelhó

In the last 12 months, 33 crimes were recorded in Pantelhó. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/10	2
2025/08	1
2025/06	2
2025/05	4
2025/03	1
2025/02	1
2024/12	5
2024/08	2
2024/06	6
2024/05	2
2024/04	4
2024/03	3

Health in Pantelhó

Pantelhó has 29 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 29 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Pantelhó

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Pantelhó	8,629	1,187
Aurora Esquipulas	2,090	1,099
Aquiles Serdán (Santa Lucía)	717	586
El Roblar Chishtontic	661	990
Las Limas Chitamucum	482	389
Nueva Israelita	482	927
San José del Carmen	457	1,347
San Francisco el Triunfo	433	711
Nueva Santa Cruz Yaxté	415	970
Guadalupe la Lámina	414	1,114

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