Alagappapuram Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Alagappapuram is a Town Panchayat city situated in Agastheeswaram taluka of Kanniyakumari district. The Alagappapuram city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,656 families residing in the Alagappapuram city. The total population of Alagappapuram is 9,626 out of which 4,646 are males and 4,980 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Alagappapuram is 1,072.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Alagappapuram city is 959 which is 10% of the total population. There are 483 male children and 476 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Alagappapuram is 986 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,072).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Alagappapuram is 95.4%. Thus Alagappapuram has higher literacy rate compared to 91.7% of Kanniyakumari district. The male literacy rate is 97.24% and the female literacy rate is 93.78% in Alagappapuram.

Alagappapuram Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,656 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Alagappapuram Town Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Alagappapuram Town Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 959 483 476
Literacy 95.4% 87.1% 84.8%
Scheduled Caste 725 363 362
Scheduled Tribe 5 5 0
Illiterate 1,354 598 756

Caste-wise Population - Alagappapuram

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Alagappapuram.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 725 363 362
Schedule Tribe 5 5 0

Religion-wise Population - Alagappapuram

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Alagappapuram is 2,614 which is 27.16% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Alagappapuram is 75 which is 0.78% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Alagappapuram as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 2,614 (27.16%) 1,332 1,282
Muslim 75 (0.78%) 34 41
Christian 6,932 (72.01%) 3,278 3,654
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Buddhist 3 (0.03%) 2 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 1 (0.01%) 0 1

Literacy Rate - Alagappapuram

The total literacy rate of Alagappapuram was 95.44% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 8,272 literates, males were 4,048 while females were 4,224. Also the male literacy rate was 97.24% and the female literacy rate was 93.78% in Alagappapuram.

  Alagappapuram Tamil Nadu
Female 93.78% 73.44%
Male 97.24% 86.77%
Total 95.44% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Alagappapuram

The Sex Ratio of Alagappapuram is 1,072. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,072 females in Alagappapuram. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 986 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,072 ) of Alagappapuram.

Child Population - Alagappapuram

According to Census 2011, there were 959 children between age 0 to 6 years in Alagappapuram. Out of which 483 were male while 476 were female.

Working Population - Alagappapuram

In Alagappapuram Town Panchayat out of total population, 3,194 were engaged in work activities. 87.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,194 workers engaged in Main Work, 208 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 569 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,783 2,164 619
Cultivators 208 198 10
Agriculture Labourer 569 430 139
Household Industries 109 43 66
Other Workers 1,897 1,493 404
Marginal Workers 411 298 113
Non Working 6,432 2,184 4,248

Alagappapuram Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Alagappapuram is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 760 84.2% 858
2 Ward No - 2 635 82% 978
3 Ward No - 3 994 85.2% 1,119
4 Ward No - 4 712 85.1% 1,145
5 Ward No - 5 536 82.6% 1,069
6 Ward No - 6 859 84.9% 966
7 Ward No - 7 410 90.2% 1,370
8 Ward No - 8 419 89% 1,194
9 Ward No - 9 359 81.1% 1,230
10 Ward No - 10 403 88.1% 1,015
11 Ward No - 11 1,044 90.2% 1,217
12 Ward No - 12 421 85% 1,014
13 Ward No - 13 473 87.5% 1,140
14 Ward No - 14 694 83.6% 939
15 Ward No - 15 907 88.5% 1,085

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