Chetpet Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Chetpet is a Town Panchayat city situated in Polur taluka of Tiruvannamalai district. The Chetpet city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,745 families residing in the Chetpet city. The total population of Chetpet is 19,827 out of which 9,772 are males and 10,055 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chetpet is 1,029.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chetpet city is 2086 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1075 male children and 1011 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chetpet is 940 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,029).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chetpet is 83.4%. Thus Chetpet has higher literacy rate compared to 74.2% of Tiruvannamalai district. The male literacy rate is 90.41% and the female literacy rate is 76.72% in Chetpet.

Chetpet Town Panchayat has total administration over 4,745 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.

Chetpet Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,086 1,075 1,011
Literacy 83.4% 80.5% 69%
Scheduled Caste 1,826 897 929
Scheduled Tribe 166 90 76
Illiterate 5,025 1,909 3,116

Caste-wise Population - Chetpet

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Chetpet.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,826 897 929
Schedule Tribe 166 90 76

Religion-wise Population - Chetpet

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Chetpet is 13,680 which is 69% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Chetpet is 2,098 which is 10.58% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Chetpet as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 13,680 (69%) 6,792 6,888
Muslim 2,098 (10.58%) 1,042 1,056
Christian 3,972 (20.03%) 1,901 2,071
Sikh 4 (0.02%) 2 2
Buddhist 20 (0.1%) 14 6
Jain 23 (0.12%) 10 13
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 30 (0.15%) 11 19

Literacy Rate - Chetpet

The total literacy rate of Chetpet was 83.43% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 14,802 literates, males were 7,863 while females were 6,939. Also the male literacy rate was 90.41% and the female literacy rate was 76.72% in Chetpet.

  Chetpet Tamil Nadu
Female 76.72% 73.44%
Male 90.41% 86.77%
Total 83.43% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Chetpet

The Sex Ratio of Chetpet is 1,029. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,029 females in Chetpet. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 940 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,029 ) of Chetpet.

Child Population - Chetpet

According to Census 2011, there were 2,086 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chetpet. Out of which 1,075 were male while 1,011 were female.

Working Population - Chetpet

In Chetpet Town Panchayat out of total population, 8,390 were engaged in work activities. 81.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,390 workers engaged in Main Work, 767 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,054 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,859 4,731 2,128
Cultivators 767 457 310
Agriculture Labourer 1,054 431 623
Household Industries 145 72 73
Other Workers 4,893 3,771 1,122
Marginal Workers 1,531 855 676
Non Working 11,437 4,186 7,251

Chetpet Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Chetpet is further divided into 18 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,196 77.8% 1,024
2 Ward No - 2 994 84.7% 926
3 Ward No - 3 728 67.2% 1,000
4 Ward No - 4 1,233 70.6% 986
5 Ward No - 5 991 80% 966
6 Ward No - 6 967 74.7% 942
7 Ward No - 7 413 79.7% 930
8 Ward No - 8 1,070 73.5% 1,027
9 Ward No - 9 989 66.3% 1,109
10 Ward No - 10 1,212 84.1% 1,068
11 Ward No - 11 1,612 69.9% 1,041
12 Ward No - 12 803 83.3% 1,113
13 Ward No - 13 1,148 77.9% 1,043
14 Ward No - 14 1,014 77.7% 1,016
15 Ward No - 15 1,106 76.7% 1,115
16 Ward No - 16 1,001 70.5% 1,167
17 Ward No - 17 1,756 76.2% 1,030
18 Ward No - 18 1,594 62.4% 1,003

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