Kulathur Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu

Kulathur Taluka of Pudukkottai district has total population of 162,524 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 81,433 are males while 81,091 are females. In 2011 there were total 38,064 families residing in Kulathur Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Kulathur Taluka is 996.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 7.2% people lives in Urban areas while 92.8% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 88.6% while that in the rural areas is 72.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Kulathur Taluka is 1,002% while that of Rural areas is 995.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kulathur Taluka is 18744 which is 12% of the total population. There are 9574 male children and 9170 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kulathur Taluka is 958 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 996 ) of Kulathur Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Kulathur Taluka is 73.53%. The male literacy rate is 72.39% and the female literacy rate is 57.67% in Kulathur Taluka.

Population
162,524
Families
38,064
Literacy
73.53%
Sex Ratio
996

To facilitate the administration, Kulathur Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 73 villages.

Kulathur Taluka Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kulathur Taluka.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 18,744 9,574 9,170
Literacy 73.53% 72.39% 57.67%
Scheduled Caste 25,937 12,943 12,994
Scheduled Tribe 286 135 151
Illiterate 56,802 22,480 34,322

Caste-wise Population - Kulathur Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Kulathur Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 25,937 12,943 12,994
Schedule Tribe 286 135 151

Religion-wise Population - Kulathur Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 142,578 (87.73%) 71,460 71,118
Muslim 5,338 (3.28%) 2,701 2,637
Christian 14,045 (8.64%) 7,021 7,024
Sikh 8 (0%) 4 4
Buddhist 14 (0.01%) 9 5
Jain 5 (0%) 3 2
Other Religion 7 (0%) 3 4
No Religion Specified 529 (0.33%) 232 297

Literacy Rate - Kulathur Taluka

Average literacy rate of Kulathur Taluka in 2011 were 73.53% in which, male and female literacy were 82.04% and 65.03% respectively. Total literate in Kulathur Taluka were 105,722 of which male and female were 58,953 and 46,769 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kulathur Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Kulathur Taluka is 996 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 996 females in Kulathur Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 958 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 996 ) of Kulathur Taluka.

Child Population - Kulathur Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 18,744 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kulathur Taluka. Out of which 18,744 were male while 18,744 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kulathur Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 2,840 families under Kulathur Taluka living in urban areas while 2,840 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 7.2% of total population of Kulathur Taluka lives in Urban areas while 92.8% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 1,304 while that in rural region is 17,440.

Total Urban Rural
Population 162,524 11,667 150,857
Children (0 - 6 years) 18,744 1,304 17,440
Schedule Caste 25,937 1,532 24,405
Schedule Tribe 286 16 270
Literacy 73.53% 88.57% 72.36%
Sex Ratio 996 1,002 995

Working Population - Kulathur Taluka

In Kulathur Taluka out of total population, 83,795 were engaged in work activities. 82.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 83,795 workers engaged in Main Work, 21,525 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 26,249 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 68,992 43,763 25,229
Cultivators 21,525 14,439 7,086
Agriculture Labourer 26,249 13,097 13,152
Household Industries 1,434 785 649
Other Workers 19,784 15,442 4,342
Marginal Workers 14,803 5,894 8,909
Non Working 78,729 31,776 46,953

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