Kangeyam Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu
Kangeyam Taluka of Tiruppur district has total population of 209,385 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 104,751 are males while 104,634 are females. In 2011 there were total 64,069 families residing in Kangeyam Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Kangeyam Taluka is 999.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 40.9% people lives in Urban areas while 59.1% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 81.1% while that in the rural areas is 68.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Kangeyam Taluka is 997% while that of Rural areas is 1,000.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kangeyam Taluka is 16257 which is 8% of the total population. There are 8482 male children and 7775 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kangeyam Taluka is 917 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 999 ) of Kangeyam Taluka.
The total literacy rate of Kangeyam Taluka is 73.47%. The male literacy rate is 75.37% and the female literacy rate is 60.15% in Kangeyam Taluka.
To facilitate the administration, Kangeyam Taluka is further divided into 3 towns and 39 villages.
Kangeyam Taluka Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kangeyam Taluka.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Children (Age 0-6) | 16,257 | 8,482 | 7,775 |
Literacy | 73.47% | 75.37% | 60.15% |
Scheduled Caste | 41,090 | 20,527 | 20,563 |
Scheduled Tribe | 111 | 54 | 57 |
Illiterate | 67,494 | 25,796 | 41,698 |
Caste-wise Population - Kangeyam Taluka
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Kangeyam Taluka of .
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Schedule Caste | 41,090 | 20,527 | 20,563 |
Schedule Tribe | 111 | 54 | 57 |
Religion-wise Population - Kangeyam Taluka
Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hindu | 200,989 | (95.99%) | 100,676 | 100,313 |
Muslim | 2,726 | (1.3%) | 1,388 | 1,338 |
Christian | 4,216 | (2.01%) | 2,046 | 2,170 |
Sikh | 33 | (0.02%) | 19 | 14 |
Buddhist | 10 | (0%) | 5 | 5 |
Jain | 4 | (0%) | 0 | 4 |
Other Religion | 3 | (0%) | 1 | 2 |
No Religion Specified | 1,404 | (0.67%) | 616 | 788 |
Literacy Rate - Kangeyam Taluka
Average literacy rate of Kangeyam Taluka in 2011 were 73.47% in which, male and female literacy were 82.01% and 64.98% respectively. Total literate in Kangeyam Taluka were 141,891 of which male and female were 78,955 and 62,936 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Kangeyam Taluka
The Sex Ratio of Kangeyam Taluka is 999 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 999 females in Kangeyam Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 917 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 999 ) of Kangeyam Taluka.
Child Population - Kangeyam Taluka
According to Census 2011, there were 16,257 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kangeyam Taluka. Out of which 16,257 were male while 16,257 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Kangeyam Taluka
As per Census 2011, there are total 25,554 families under Kangeyam Taluka living in urban areas while 25,554 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 40.9% of total population of Kangeyam Taluka lives in Urban areas while 59.1% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 7,252 while that in rural region is 9,005.
Total | Urban | Rural | |
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Population | 209,385 | 85,718 | 123,667 |
Children (0 - 6 years) | 16,257 | 7,252 | 9,005 |
Schedule Caste | 41,090 | 13,447 | 27,643 |
Schedule Tribe | 111 | 48 | 63 |
Literacy | 73.47% | 81.07% | 68.27% |
Sex Ratio | 999 | 997 | 1,000 |
Working Population - Kangeyam Taluka
In Kangeyam Taluka out of total population, 121,062 were engaged in work activities. 90.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 121,062 workers engaged in Main Work, 20,988 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 28,484 were Agricultural labourer.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Main Workers | 109,977 | 66,643 | 43,334 |
Cultivators | 20,988 | 12,227 | 8,761 |
Agriculture Labourer | 28,484 | 14,135 | 14,349 |
Household Industries | 5,316 | 2,808 | 2,508 |
Other Workers | 55,189 | 37,473 | 17,716 |
Marginal Workers | 11,085 | 4,897 | 6,188 |
Non Working | 88,323 | 33,211 | 55,112 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kangeyam, Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia