Jolarpet Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Vellore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Jolarpet is a Municipality city situated in Tirupathur taluka of Vellore district. The Jolarpet city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 7,140 families residing in the Jolarpet city. The total population of Jolarpet is 29,662 out of which 14,596 are males and 15,066 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jolarpet is 1,032.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jolarpet city is 3148 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1605 male children and 1543 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jolarpet is 961 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,032).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jolarpet is 83.3%. Thus Jolarpet has higher literacy rate compared to 79.2% of Vellore district. The male literacy rate is 91.12% and the female literacy rate is 75.73% in Jolarpet.

Jolarpet Municipality has total administration over 7,140 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.

Jolarpet Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,148 1,605 1,543
Literacy 83.3% 81.1% 68%
Scheduled Caste 5,308 2,527 2,781
Scheduled Tribe 531 273 258
Illiterate 7,583 2,758 4,825

Caste-wise Population - Jolarpet

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.8% of total population in Jolarpet.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,308 2,527 2,781
Schedule Tribe 531 273 258

Religion-wise Population - Jolarpet

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Jolarpet is 27,250 which is 91.87% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Jolarpet is 1,318 which is 4.44% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Jolarpet as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 27,250 (91.87%) 13,421 13,829
Muslim 1,318 (4.44%) 654 664
Christian 1,053 (3.55%) 501 552
Sikh 6 (0.02%) 3 3
Buddhist 6 (0.02%) 3 3
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 3 (0.01%) 0 3
No Religion Specified 26 (0.09%) 14 12

Literacy Rate - Jolarpet

The total literacy rate of Jolarpet was 83.27% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 22,079 literates, males were 11,838 while females were 10,241. Also the male literacy rate was 91.12% and the female literacy rate was 75.73% in Jolarpet.

  Jolarpet Tamil Nadu
Female 75.73% 73.44%
Male 91.12% 86.77%
Total 83.27% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Jolarpet

The Sex Ratio of Jolarpet is 1,032. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,032 females in Jolarpet. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 961 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,032 ) of Jolarpet.

Child Population - Jolarpet

According to Census 2011, there were 3,148 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jolarpet. Out of which 1,605 were male while 1,543 were female.

Working Population - Jolarpet

In Jolarpet Municipality out of total population, 10,639 were engaged in work activities. 78.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,639 workers engaged in Main Work, 220 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 632 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,390 6,287 2,103
Cultivators 220 165 55
Agriculture Labourer 632 352 280
Household Industries 1,211 600 611
Other Workers 6,327 5,170 1,157
Marginal Workers 2,249 1,359 890
Non Working 19,023 6,950 12,073

Jolarpet Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,300 66.7% 1,000
2 Ward No - 2 1,500 74.1% 984
3 Ward No - 3 2,278 75.2% 1,025
4 Ward No - 4 2,368 74.2% 993
5 Ward No - 5 2,026 64.5% 969
6 Ward No - 6 1,036 76% 1,027
7 Ward No - 7 1,548 78% 1,070
8 Ward No - 8 2,798 78.3% 1,057
9 Ward No - 9 1,259 80% 1,044
10 Ward No - 10 1,511 82.1% 986
11 Ward No - 11 1,430 71.6% 1,025
12 Ward No - 12 1,224 69.2% 1,050
13 Ward No - 13 1,754 66.8% 1,028
14 Ward No - 14 1,340 71.9% 1,117
15 Ward No - 15 1,306 83.2% 1,044
16 Ward No - 16 1,366 79.6% 951
17 Ward No - 17 1,736 69.8% 1,014
18 Ward No - 18 1,882 79.8% 1,214

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