Alandur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Alandur is a Municipality city situated in Alandur taluka of Kancheepuram district. The Alandur city is divided into 42 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 43,411 families residing in the Alandur city. The total population of Alandur is 164,430 out of which 82,332 are males and 82,098 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Alandur is 997.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Alandur city is 16074 which is 10% of the total population. There are 8246 male children and 7828 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Alandur is 949 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (997).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Alandur is 94.5%. Thus Alandur has higher literacy rate compared to 84.5% of Kancheepuram district. The male literacy rate is 96.82% and the female literacy rate is 92.12% in Alandur.

Alandur Municipality has total administration over 43,411 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Alandur Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Alandur Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 16,074 8,246 7,828
Literacy 94.5% 87.1% 83.3%
Scheduled Caste 19,103 9,523 9,580
Scheduled Tribe 411 209 202
Illiterate 24,287 10,603 13,684

Caste-wise Population - Alandur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Alandur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 19,103 9,523 9,580
Schedule Tribe 411 209 202

Religion-wise Population - Alandur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Alandur is 138,262 which is 84.09% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Alandur is 11,645 which is 7.08% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Alandur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 138,262 (84.09%) 69,330 68,932
Muslim 11,645 (7.08%) 5,868 5,777
Christian 13,051 (7.94%) 6,423 6,628
Sikh 106 (0.06%) 47 59
Buddhist 72 (0.04%) 38 34
Jain 407 (0.25%) 208 199
Other Religion 52 (0.03%) 27 25
No Religion Specified 835 (0.51%) 391 444

Literacy Rate - Alandur

The total literacy rate of Alandur was 94.46% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 140,143 literates, males were 71,729 while females were 68,414. Also the male literacy rate was 96.82% and the female literacy rate was 92.12% in Alandur.

  Alandur Tamil Nadu
Female 92.12% 73.44%
Male 96.82% 86.77%
Total 94.46% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Alandur

The Sex Ratio of Alandur is 997. Thus per every 1000 men there were 997 females in Alandur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 949 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 997 ) of Alandur.

Child Population - Alandur

According to Census 2011, there were 16,074 children between age 0 to 6 years in Alandur. Out of which 8,246 were male while 7,828 were female.

Working Population - Alandur

In Alandur Municipality out of total population, 64,698 were engaged in work activities. 89.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 64,698 workers engaged in Main Work, 290 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 319 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 57,902 44,169 13,733
Cultivators 290 173 117
Agriculture Labourer 319 200 119
Household Industries 650 407 243
Other Workers 56,643 43,389 13,254
Marginal Workers 6,796 3,711 3,085
Non Working 99,732 34,452 65,280

Alandur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Alandur is further divided into 42 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,526 81.9% 1,002
2 Ward No - 2 3,623 81.7% 1,061
3 Ward No - 3 3,571 85% 997
4 Ward No - 4 2,620 80.1% 994
5 Ward No - 5 3,781 88.2% 1,047
6 Ward No - 6 4,074 84.1% 1,007
7 Ward No - 7 2,344 83.6% 1,002
8 Ward No - 8 2,866 84.5% 1,010
9 Ward No - 9 1,430 89% 989
10 Ward No - 10 4,060 87.2% 1,011
11 Ward No - 11 3,685 86.6% 961
12 Ward No - 12 2,343 85% 1,011
13 Ward No - 13 5,628 87.3% 987
14 Ward No - 14 2,085 89.4% 993
15 Ward No - 15 6,125 87.2% 983
16 Ward No - 16 4,722 80.8% 971
17 Ward No - 17 4,065 88% 1,008
18 Ward No - 18 4,362 89.6% 985
19 Ward No - 19 5,391 91.8% 1,018
20 Ward No - 20 7,551 90.3% 1,034
21 Ward No - 21 6,433 88.4% 989
22 Ward No - 22 4,576 89.9% 1,018
23 Ward No - 23 7,088 77.9% 955
24 Ward No - 24 3,362 79.6% 964
25 Ward No - 25 4,573 83.1% 979
26 Ward No - 26 4,095 81.5% 959
27 Ward No - 27 5,183 87.7% 1,010
28 Ward No - 28 5,008 83.5% 1,051
29 Ward No - 29 4,611 84.6% 957
30 Ward No - 30 3,048 84.4% 993
31 Ward No - 31 4,097 87.7% 1,011
32 Ward No - 32 4,863 86.4% 1,020
33 Ward No - 33 3,142 85.3% 1,015
34 Ward No - 34 3,620 88.7% 954
35 Ward No - 35 4,545 83.1% 945
36 Ward No - 36 3,470 85.3% 985
37 Ward No - 37 3,048 80.2% 944
38 Ward No - 38 1,749 84.4% 1,115
39 Ward No - 39 2,846 77.9% 1,018
40 Ward No - 40 2,193 84.1% 1,005
41 Ward No - 41 4,543 82.3% 1,005
42 Ward No - 42 1,485 79.1% 1,031

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