Cuddalore Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Cuddalore is a Municipality city situated in Cuddalore taluka of Cuddalore district. The Cuddalore city is divided into 45 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 42,174 families residing in the Cuddalore city. The total population of Cuddalore is 173,636 out of which 85,700 are males and 87,936 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Cuddalore is 1,026.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Cuddalore city is 17403 which is 10% of the total population. There are 8869 male children and 8534 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Cuddalore is 962 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,026).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Cuddalore is 87.7%. Thus Cuddalore has higher literacy rate compared to 78% of Cuddalore district. The male literacy rate is 92.34% and the female literacy rate is 83.22% in Cuddalore.

Cuddalore Municipality has total administration over 42,174 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.

Cuddalore Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 17,403 8,869 8,534
Literacy 87.7% 82.8% 75.1%
Scheduled Caste 22,959 11,281 11,678
Scheduled Tribe 515 262 253
Illiterate 36,605 14,751 21,854

Caste-wise Population - Cuddalore

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Cuddalore.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 22,959 11,281 11,678
Schedule Tribe 515 262 253

Religion-wise Population - Cuddalore

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Cuddalore is 154,753 which is 89.12% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Cuddalore is 10,582 which is 6.09% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Cuddalore as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 154,753 (89.12%) 76,635 78,118
Muslim 10,582 (6.09%) 5,226 5,356
Christian 6,904 (3.98%) 3,205 3,699
Sikh 41 (0.02%) 24 17
Buddhist 40 (0.02%) 22 18
Jain 473 (0.27%) 243 230
Other Religion 18 (0.01%) 12 6
No Religion Specified 825 (0.48%) 333 492

Literacy Rate - Cuddalore

The total literacy rate of Cuddalore was 87.71% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 137,031 literates, males were 70,949 while females were 66,082. Also the male literacy rate was 92.34% and the female literacy rate was 83.22% in Cuddalore.

  Cuddalore Tamil Nadu
Female 83.22% 73.44%
Male 92.34% 86.77%
Total 87.71% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Cuddalore

The Sex Ratio of Cuddalore is 1,026. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,026 females in Cuddalore. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 962 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,026 ) of Cuddalore.

Child Population - Cuddalore

According to Census 2011, there were 17,403 children between age 0 to 6 years in Cuddalore. Out of which 8,869 were male while 8,534 were female.

Working Population - Cuddalore

In Cuddalore Municipality out of total population, 62,115 were engaged in work activities. 84.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 62,115 workers engaged in Main Work, 561 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,856 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 52,218 42,120 10,098
Cultivators 561 460 101
Agriculture Labourer 1,856 1,380 476
Household Industries 1,464 834 630
Other Workers 48,337 39,446 8,891
Marginal Workers 9,897 5,927 3,970
Non Working 111,521 37,653 73,868

Cuddalore Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Cuddalore is further divided into 45 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,362 81.4% 1,050
2 Ward No - 2 3,068 83.9% 1,066
3 Ward No - 3 3,690 83.2% 943
4 Ward No - 4 4,994 81.1% 1,068
5 Ward No - 5 2,980 87.9% 1,359
6 Ward No - 6 4,061 82.9% 1,019
7 Ward No - 7 4,135 82.4% 1,060
8 Ward No - 8 4,543 77% 1,049
9 Ward No - 9 4,335 79% 1,002
10 Ward No - 10 3,477 85.9% 953
11 Ward No - 11 1,974 88.7% 911
12 Ward No - 12 4,456 85.9% 896
13 Ward No - 13 2,755 82.1% 1,023
14 Ward No - 14 5,432 86% 948
15 Ward No - 15 3,139 77.7% 1,025
16 Ward No - 16 5,206 65.1% 970
17 Ward No - 17 7,876 78.9% 1,059
18 Ward No - 18 3,472 81.6% 1,103
19 Ward No - 19 2,947 79.8% 1,044
20 Ward No - 20 3,081 83.2% 1,080
21 Ward No - 21 3,373 87.8% 1,579
22 Ward No - 22 4,405 72.3% 983
23 Ward No - 23 4,598 77.6% 946
24 Ward No - 24 3,956 74.4% 1,067
25 Ward No - 25 3,121 83.4% 1,020
26 Ward No - 26 3,003 86.3% 977
27 Ward No - 27 3,323 74% 1,013
28 Ward No - 28 5,959 81.9% 1,039
29 Ward No - 29 5,727 81.6% 1,013
30 Ward No - 30 3,045 74.3% 1,056
31 Ward No - 31 3,345 76.6% 1,025
32 Ward No - 32 3,868 69.8% 1,095
33 Ward No - 33 4,125 74.4% 956
34 Ward No - 34 4,005 78.5% 999
35 Ward No - 35 7,350 70.5% 1,001
36 Ward No - 36 3,595 75.8% 1,089
37 Ward No - 37 2,177 67.8% 942
38 Ward No - 38 2,518 72.4% 1,011
39 Ward No - 39 3,325 75.9% 1,018
40 Ward No - 40 2,863 84.1% 1,005
41 Ward No - 41 3,122 80.2% 1,012
42 Ward No - 42 2,579 78.9% 1,024
43 Ward No - 43 2,782 79.7% 987
44 Ward No - 44 4,454 77.3% 1,004
45 Ward No - 45 4,035 75.7% 1,000

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