Cholapuram Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Cholapuram is a Town Panchayat city situated in Kumbakonam taluka of Thanjavur district. The Cholapuram city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,632 families residing in the Cholapuram city. The total population of Cholapuram is 6,803 out of which 3,195 are males and 3,608 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Cholapuram is 1,129.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Cholapuram city is 757 which is 11% of the total population. There are 368 male children and 389 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Cholapuram is 1,057 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,129).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Cholapuram is 89.7%. Thus Cholapuram has higher literacy rate compared to 82.6% of Thanjavur district. The male literacy rate is 94.27% and the female literacy rate is 85.59% in Cholapuram.

Cholapuram Town Panchayat has total administration over 1,632 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.

Cholapuram Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 757 368 389
Literacy 89.7% 83.4% 76.4%
Scheduled Caste 1,389 667 722
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,383 530 853

Caste-wise Population - Cholapuram

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Cholapuram.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,389 667 722
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Cholapuram

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Cholapuram is 3,796 which is 55.8% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Cholapuram is 2,963 which is 43.55% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Cholapuram as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,796 (55.8%) 1,843 1,953
Muslim 2,963 (43.55%) 1,337 1,626
Christian 43 (0.63%) 14 29
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 1 (0.01%) 1 0

Literacy Rate - Cholapuram

The total literacy rate of Cholapuram was 89.65% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 5,420 literates, males were 2,665 while females were 2,755. Also the male literacy rate was 94.27% and the female literacy rate was 85.59% in Cholapuram.

  Cholapuram Tamil Nadu
Female 85.59% 73.44%
Male 94.27% 86.77%
Total 89.65% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Cholapuram

The Sex Ratio of Cholapuram is 1,129. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,129 females in Cholapuram. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,057 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,129 ) of Cholapuram.

Child Population - Cholapuram

According to Census 2011, there were 757 children between age 0 to 6 years in Cholapuram. Out of which 368 were male while 389 were female.

Working Population - Cholapuram

In Cholapuram Town Panchayat out of total population, 2,072 were engaged in work activities. 78.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,072 workers engaged in Main Work, 151 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 586 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,627 1,377 250
Cultivators 151 142 9
Agriculture Labourer 586 438 148
Household Industries 29 21 8
Other Workers 861 776 85
Marginal Workers 445 289 156
Non Working 4,731 1,529 3,202

Cholapuram Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 687 79.2% 1,313
2 Ward No - 2 605 82.1% 1,017
3 Ward No - 3 701 85.7% 997
4 Ward No - 4 411 79.8% 930
5 Ward No - 5 268 83.6% 1,179
6 Ward No - 6 281 84% 1,129
7 Ward No - 7 289 82.7% 1,331
8 Ward No - 8 726 89.8% 1,478
9 Ward No - 9 321 76.3% 1,112
10 Ward No - 10 428 75.2% 1,058
11 Ward No - 11 367 74.7% 932
12 Ward No - 12 322 64.9% 1,105
13 Ward No - 13 468 76.5% 1,108
14 Ward No - 14 427 83.1% 1,236
15 Ward No - 15 502 66.9% 1,041

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