Coonoor Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Coonoor is a Municipality city situated in Coonoor taluka of The Nilgiris district. The Coonoor city is divided into 30 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 12,384 families residing in the Coonoor city. The total population of Coonoor is 45,494 out of which 22,107 are males and 23,387 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Coonoor is 1,058.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Coonoor city is 3768 which is 8% of the total population. There are 1871 male children and 1897 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Coonoor is 1,014 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,058).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Coonoor is 92.5%. Thus Coonoor has higher literacy rate compared to 85.2% of The Nilgiris district. The male literacy rate is 95.91% and the female literacy rate is 89.18% in Coonoor.

Coonoor Municipality has total administration over 12,384 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.

Coonoor Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,768 1,871 1,897
Literacy 92.5% 87.8% 81.9%
Scheduled Caste 12,704 6,199 6,505
Scheduled Tribe 106 49 57
Illiterate 6,920 2,698 4,222

Caste-wise Population - Coonoor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Coonoor.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 12,704 6,199 6,505
Schedule Tribe 106 49 57

Religion-wise Population - Coonoor

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Coonoor is 28,120 which is 61.81% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Coonoor is 5,918 which is 13.01% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Coonoor as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 28,120 (61.81%) 13,724 14,396
Muslim 5,918 (13.01%) 2,953 2,965
Christian 10,915 (23.99%) 5,151 5,764
Sikh 17 (0.04%) 10 7
Buddhist 28 (0.06%) 15 13
Jain 434 (0.95%) 227 207
Other Religion 38 (0.08%) 18 20
No Religion Specified 24 (0.05%) 9 15

Literacy Rate - Coonoor

The total literacy rate of Coonoor was 92.45% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 38,574 literates, males were 19,409 while females were 19,165. Also the male literacy rate was 95.91% and the female literacy rate was 89.18% in Coonoor.

  Coonoor Tamil Nadu
Female 89.18% 73.44%
Male 95.91% 86.77%
Total 92.45% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Coonoor

The Sex Ratio of Coonoor is 1,058. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,058 females in Coonoor. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,014 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,058 ) of Coonoor.

Child Population - Coonoor

According to Census 2011, there were 3,768 children between age 0 to 6 years in Coonoor. Out of which 1,871 were male while 1,897 were female.

Working Population - Coonoor

In Coonoor Municipality out of total population, 17,421 were engaged in work activities. 93.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 17,421 workers engaged in Main Work, 50 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 152 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 16,258 11,752 4,506
Cultivators 50 40 10
Agriculture Labourer 152 91 61
Household Industries 266 112 154
Other Workers 15,790 11,509 4,281
Marginal Workers 1,163 741 422
Non Working 28,073 9,614 18,459

Coonoor Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Coonoor is further divided into 30 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 948 89.8% 915
2 Ward No - 2 1,499 81.6% 1,414
3 Ward No - 3 1,856 86.9% 1,085
4 Ward No - 4 2,501 85.7% 1,184
5 Ward No - 5 1,968 87.1% 1,061
6 Ward No - 6 1,500 86.3% 1,134
7 Ward No - 7 1,575 89.7% 1,078
8 Ward No - 8 2,443 89.4% 1,139
9 Ward No - 9 1,355 86.3% 1,144
10 Ward No - 10 1,251 93.4% 1,623
11 Ward No - 11 970 79.5% 1,021
12 Ward No - 12 1,583 85.8% 1,053
13 Ward No - 13 1,952 85.7% 1,010
14 Ward No - 14 1,607 89.2% 544
15 Ward No - 15 773 86.5% 992
16 Ward No - 16 1,210 85.5% 1,083
17 Ward No - 17 911 84.6% 1,124
18 Ward No - 18 1,224 78.4% 1,026
19 Ward No - 19 2,342 76.8% 1,038
20 Ward No - 20 1,560 86.9% 1,055
21 Ward No - 21 1,094 85.6% 993
22 Ward No - 22 1,230 83.4% 977
23 Ward No - 23 1,493 75.5% 999
24 Ward No - 24 543 89.5% 905
25 Ward No - 25 1,631 89.5% 1,183
26 Ward No - 26 1,196 84.7% 1,076
27 Ward No - 27 2,267 84.7% 1,030
28 Ward No - 28 1,859 86.8% 1,041
29 Ward No - 29 1,999 73.1% 1,052
30 Ward No - 30 1,154 80.5% 963

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