Edaicode Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Edaicode is a Town Panchayat city situated in Vilavancode taluka of Kanniyakumari district. The Edaicode city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,528 families residing in the Edaicode city. The total population of Edaicode is 25,378 out of which 12,443 are males and 12,935 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Edaicode is 1,040.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Edaicode city is 2409 which is 9% of the total population. There are 1218 male children and 1191 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Edaicode is 978 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,040).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Edaicode is 91.4%. Thus Edaicode has lower literacy rate compared to 91.7% of Kanniyakumari district. The male literacy rate is 93.66% and the female literacy rate is 89.17% in Edaicode.

Edaicode Town Panchayat has total administration over 6,528 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.

Edaicode Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,409 1,218 1,191
Literacy 91.4% 84.5% 81%
Scheduled Caste 413 202 211
Scheduled Tribe 30 14 16
Illiterate 4,393 1,930 2,463

Caste-wise Population - Edaicode

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Edaicode.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 413 202 211
Schedule Tribe 30 14 16

Religion-wise Population - Edaicode

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Edaicode is 10,016 which is 39.47% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Edaicode is 97 which is 0.38% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Edaicode as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 10,016 (39.47%) 4,957 5,059
Muslim 97 (0.38%) 44 53
Christian 15,134 (59.63%) 7,392 7,742
Sikh 4 (0.02%) 2 2
Buddhist 7 (0.03%) 3 4
Jain 1 (0%) 0 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 119 (0.47%) 45 74

Literacy Rate - Edaicode

The total literacy rate of Edaicode was 91.36% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 20,985 literates, males were 10,513 while females were 10,472. Also the male literacy rate was 93.66% and the female literacy rate was 89.17% in Edaicode.

  Edaicode Tamil Nadu
Female 89.17% 73.44%
Male 93.66% 86.77%
Total 91.36% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Edaicode

The Sex Ratio of Edaicode is 1,040. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,040 females in Edaicode. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 978 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,040 ) of Edaicode.

Child Population - Edaicode

According to Census 2011, there were 2,409 children between age 0 to 6 years in Edaicode. Out of which 1,218 were male while 1,191 were female.

Working Population - Edaicode

In Edaicode Town Panchayat out of total population, 9,681 were engaged in work activities. 77.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,681 workers engaged in Main Work, 187 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,186 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,500 6,023 1,477
Cultivators 187 170 17
Agriculture Labourer 1,186 1,090 96
Household Industries 232 119 113
Other Workers 5,895 4,644 1,251
Marginal Workers 2,181 1,252 929
Non Working 15,697 5,168 10,529

Edaicode Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,765 82.5% 1,064
2 Ward No - 2 1,067 84.4% 1,025
3 Ward No - 3 915 88% 955
4 Ward No - 4 2,121 84.6% 1,014
5 Ward No - 5 1,205 79.9% 1,060
6 Ward No - 6 1,441 84.7% 1,027
7 Ward No - 7 2,559 80% 1,054
8 Ward No - 8 1,240 80.6% 1,020
9 Ward No - 9 1,083 85.9% 1,149
10 Ward No - 10 3,027 83.5% 1,055
11 Ward No - 11 980 80.9% 1,042
12 Ward No - 12 931 76.6% 977
13 Ward No - 13 1,104 79.6% 1,095
14 Ward No - 14 975 81.5% 982
15 Ward No - 15 1,158 84% 1,032
16 Ward No - 16 1,413 84.4% 1,024
17 Ward No - 17 1,056 84% 1,075
18 Ward No - 18 1,338 82.6% 1,027

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