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

Gangaikondan is a Town Panchayat city situated in Virudhachalam taluka of Cuddalore district. The Gangaikondan city is divided into 8 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,620 families residing in the Gangaikondan city. The total population of Gangaikondan is 6,434 out of which 3,238 are males and 3,196 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gangaikondan is 987.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gangaikondan city is 688 which is 11% of the total population. There are 346 male children and 342 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gangaikondan is 988 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (987).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gangaikondan is 88%. Thus Gangaikondan has higher literacy rate compared to 78% of Cuddalore district. The male literacy rate is 93.85% and the female literacy rate is 82.13% in Gangaikondan.

Gangaikondan Town Panchayat has total administration over 1,620 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.

Gangaikondan Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 688 346 342
Literacy 88% 83.8% 73.3%
Scheduled Caste 609 308 301
Scheduled Tribe 39 22 17
Illiterate 1,376 524 852

Caste-wise Population - Gangaikondan

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Gangaikondan.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 609 308 301
Schedule Tribe 39 22 17

Religion-wise Population - Gangaikondan

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gangaikondan is 5,204 which is 80.88% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gangaikondan is 930 which is 14.45% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Gangaikondan as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,204 (80.88%) 2,615 2,589
Muslim 930 (14.45%) 486 444
Christian 291 (4.52%) 132 159
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 1 (0.02%) 1 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 8 (0.12%) 4 4

Literacy Rate - Gangaikondan

The total literacy rate of Gangaikondan was 88.03% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 5,058 literates, males were 2,714 while females were 2,344. Also the male literacy rate was 93.85% and the female literacy rate was 82.13% in Gangaikondan.

  Gangaikondan Tamil Nadu
Female 82.13% 73.44%
Male 93.85% 86.77%
Total 88.03% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Gangaikondan

The Sex Ratio of Gangaikondan is 987. Thus per every 1000 men there were 987 females in Gangaikondan. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 988 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 987 ) of Gangaikondan.

Child Population - Gangaikondan

According to Census 2011, there were 688 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gangaikondan. Out of which 346 were male while 342 were female.

Working Population - Gangaikondan

In Gangaikondan Town Panchayat out of total population, 2,089 were engaged in work activities. 89.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,089 workers engaged in Main Work, 74 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,873 1,663 210
Cultivators 74 67 7
Agriculture Labourer 15 11 4
Household Industries 52 35 17
Other Workers 1,732 1,550 182
Marginal Workers 216 152 64
Non Working 4,345 1,423 2,922

Gangaikondan Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Gangaikondan is further divided into 8 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 959 72.6% 977
2 Ward No - 2 845 76.9% 1,026
3 Ward No - 10 759 88.3% 931
4 Ward No - 11 838 82.6% 913
5 Ward No - 12 1,844 78.4% 1,031
6 Ward No - 13 569 68% 990
7 Ward No - 14 359 82.7% 1,017
8 Ward No - 15 261 84.7% 962

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