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

Huligal is a Town Panchayat city situated in Coonoor taluka of The Nilgiris district. The Huligal city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,727 families residing in the Huligal city. The total population of Huligal is 12,960 out of which 6,440 are males and 6,520 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Huligal is 1,012.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Huligal city is 1113 which is 9% of the total population. There are 565 male children and 548 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Huligal is 970 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,012).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Huligal is 83.3%. Thus Huligal has lower literacy rate compared to 85.2% of The Nilgiris district. The male literacy rate is 90.38% and the female literacy rate is 76.27% in Huligal.

Huligal Town Panchayat has total administration over 3,727 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.

Huligal Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,113 565 548
Literacy 83.3% 82.5% 69.9%
Scheduled Caste 7,691 3,831 3,860
Scheduled Tribe 874 444 430
Illiterate 3,095 1,130 1,965

Caste-wise Population - Huligal

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 59.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.7% of total population in Huligal.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,691 3,831 3,860
Schedule Tribe 874 444 430

Religion-wise Population - Huligal

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Huligal is 11,296 which is 87.16% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Huligal is 114 which is 0.88% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Huligal as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 11,296 (87.16%) 5,634 5,662
Muslim 114 (0.88%) 50 64
Christian 1,529 (11.8%) 746 783
Sikh 6 (0.05%) 4 2
Buddhist 3 (0.02%) 1 2
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 3 (0.02%) 1 2
No Religion Specified 9 (0.07%) 4 5

Literacy Rate - Huligal

The total literacy rate of Huligal was 83.27% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 9,865 literates, males were 5,310 while females were 4,555. Also the male literacy rate was 90.38% and the female literacy rate was 76.27% in Huligal.

  Huligal Tamil Nadu
Female 76.27% 73.44%
Male 90.38% 86.77%
Total 83.27% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Huligal

The Sex Ratio of Huligal is 1,012. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,012 females in Huligal. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 970 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,012 ) of Huligal.

Child Population - Huligal

According to Census 2011, there were 1,113 children between age 0 to 6 years in Huligal. Out of which 565 were male while 548 were female.

Working Population - Huligal

In Huligal Town Panchayat out of total population, 7,111 were engaged in work activities. 94.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,111 workers engaged in Main Work, 40 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 44 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,712 3,662 3,050
Cultivators 40 21 19
Agriculture Labourer 44 25 19
Household Industries 18 12 6
Other Workers 6,610 3,604 3,006
Marginal Workers 399 213 186
Non Working 5,849 2,565 3,284

Huligal Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 752 80.5% 1,005
2 Ward No - 2 396 75% 932
3 Ward No - 3 231 66.2% 1,044
4 Ward No - 4 932 83% 1,035
5 Ward No - 5 2,242 73.3% 1,040
6 Ward No - 6 520 73.1% 962
7 Ward No - 7 260 83.5% 1,342
8 Ward No - 8 564 83.3% 1,144
9 Ward No - 9 437 76.2% 960
10 Ward No - 10 843 81.1% 1,026
11 Ward No - 11 761 85.4% 927
12 Ward No - 12 858 77.9% 1,000
13 Ward No - 13 479 80.4% 1,030
14 Ward No - 14 651 76.5% 949
15 Ward No - 15 869 76.3% 989
16 Ward No - 16 559 52.1% 1,070
17 Ward No - 17 810 74.6% 1,056
18 Ward No - 18 796 69.1% 909

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