Edakalinadu Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Edakalinadu is a Town Panchayat city situated in Cheyyur taluka of Kancheepuram district. The Edakalinadu city is divided into 21 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,734 families residing in the Edakalinadu city. The total population of Edakalinadu is 28,172 out of which 13,956 are males and 14,216 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Edakalinadu is 1,019.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Edakalinadu city is 3020 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1530 male children and 1490 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Edakalinadu is 974 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,019).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Edakalinadu is 79.4%. Thus Edakalinadu has lower literacy rate compared to 84.5% of Kancheepuram district. The male literacy rate is 87.15% and the female literacy rate is 71.9% in Edakalinadu.

Edakalinadu Town Panchayat has total administration over 6,734 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.

Edakalinadu Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,020 1,530 1,490
Literacy 79.4% 77.6% 64.4%
Scheduled Caste 12,133 5,936 6,197
Scheduled Tribe 179 90 89
Illiterate 8,193 3,127 5,066

Caste-wise Population - Edakalinadu

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 43.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Edakalinadu.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 12,133 5,936 6,197
Schedule Tribe 179 90 89

Religion-wise Population - Edakalinadu

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Edakalinadu is 25,026 which is 88.83% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Edakalinadu is 2,789 which is 9.9% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Edakalinadu as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 25,026 (88.83%) 12,373 12,653
Muslim 2,789 (9.9%) 1,410 1,379
Christian 178 (0.63%) 99 79
Sikh 5 (0.02%) 3 2
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 4 (0.01%) 3 1
Other Religion 2 (0.01%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 168 (0.6%) 67 101

Literacy Rate - Edakalinadu

The total literacy rate of Edakalinadu was 79.43% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 19,979 literates, males were 10,829 while females were 9,150. Also the male literacy rate was 87.15% and the female literacy rate was 71.9% in Edakalinadu.

  Edakalinadu Tamil Nadu
Female 71.9% 73.44%
Male 87.15% 86.77%
Total 79.43% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Edakalinadu

The Sex Ratio of Edakalinadu is 1,019. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,019 females in Edakalinadu. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 974 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,019 ) of Edakalinadu.

Child Population - Edakalinadu

According to Census 2011, there were 3,020 children between age 0 to 6 years in Edakalinadu. Out of which 1,530 were male while 1,490 were female.

Working Population - Edakalinadu

In Edakalinadu Town Panchayat out of total population, 10,858 were engaged in work activities. 60.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,858 workers engaged in Main Work, 427 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,774 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,586 5,085 1,501
Cultivators 427 390 37
Agriculture Labourer 1,774 1,312 462
Household Industries 179 77 102
Other Workers 4,206 3,306 900
Marginal Workers 4,272 2,540 1,732
Non Working 17,314 6,331 10,983

Edakalinadu Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Edakalinadu is further divided into 21 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,372 74% 1,057
2 Ward No - 2 1,176 70.1% 1,028
3 Ward No - 3 1,246 61.3% 1,073
4 Ward No - 4 1,290 70.2% 949
5 Ward No - 5 972 74% 921
6 Ward No - 6 1,142 63.1% 1,004
7 Ward No - 7 937 70.8% 889
8 Ward No - 8 1,130 77.2% 982
9 Ward No - 9 1,104 64.1% 1,071
10 Ward No - 10 2,154 74% 1,053
11 Ward No - 11 1,445 73.8% 1,094
12 Ward No - 12 1,682 71.7% 998
13 Ward No - 13 1,796 75.5% 1,050
14 Ward No - 14 1,486 74% 915
15 Ward No - 15 1,306 70% 1,025
16 Ward No - 16 2,355 69.6% 1,030
17 Ward No - 17 797 81.3% 1,065
18 Ward No - 18 1,735 68.9% 983
19 Ward No - 19 1,050 71.3% 1,087
20 Ward No - 20 929 69.3% 981
21 Ward No - 21 1,068 63.5% 1,136

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