Kadayanallur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Kadayanallur is a Municipality city situated in Tenkasi taluka of Tirunelveli district. The Kadayanallur city is divided into 33 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 21,076 families residing in the Kadayanallur city. The total population of Kadayanallur is 90,364 out of which 45,449 are males and 44,915 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kadayanallur is 988.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kadayanallur city is 9810 which is 11% of the total population. There are 4889 male children and 4921 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kadayanallur is 1,007 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (988).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kadayanallur is 80.5%. Thus Kadayanallur has lower literacy rate compared to 82.5% of Tirunelveli district. The male literacy rate is 88.79% and the female literacy rate is 72.18% in Kadayanallur.

Kadayanallur Municipality has total administration over 21,076 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.

Kadayanallur Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 9,810 4,889 4,921
Literacy 80.5% 79.2% 64.3%
Scheduled Caste 12,325 6,102 6,223
Scheduled Tribe 382 174 208
Illiterate 25,484 9,436 16,048

Caste-wise Population - Kadayanallur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Kadayanallur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 12,325 6,102 6,223
Schedule Tribe 382 174 208

Religion-wise Population - Kadayanallur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kadayanallur is 50,586 which is 55.98% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kadayanallur is 39,235 which is 43.42% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kadayanallur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 50,586 (55.98%) 25,177 25,409
Muslim 39,235 (43.42%) 19,991 19,244
Christian 437 (0.48%) 221 216
Sikh 4 (0%) 3 1
Buddhist 5 (0.01%) 2 3
Jain 3 (0%) 2 1
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 93 (0.1%) 53 40

Literacy Rate - Kadayanallur

The total literacy rate of Kadayanallur was 80.54% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 64,880 literates, males were 36,013 while females were 28,867. Also the male literacy rate was 88.79% and the female literacy rate was 72.18% in Kadayanallur.

  Kadayanallur Tamil Nadu
Female 72.18% 73.44%
Male 88.79% 86.77%
Total 80.54% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Kadayanallur

The Sex Ratio of Kadayanallur is 988. Thus per every 1000 men there were 988 females in Kadayanallur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,007 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 988 ) of Kadayanallur.

Child Population - Kadayanallur

According to Census 2011, there were 9,810 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kadayanallur. Out of which 4,889 were male while 4,921 were female.

Working Population - Kadayanallur

In Kadayanallur Municipality out of total population, 34,039 were engaged in work activities. 91.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 34,039 workers engaged in Main Work, 927 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6,839 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 31,037 23,007 8,030
Cultivators 927 787 140
Agriculture Labourer 6,839 4,306 2,533
Household Industries 3,176 776 2,400
Other Workers 20,095 17,138 2,957
Marginal Workers 3,002 1,897 1,105
Non Working 56,325 20,545 35,780

Kadayanallur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kadayanallur is further divided into 33 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,924 58.2% 1,042
2 Ward No - 2 2,778 74.3% 1,047
3 Ward No - 3 3,388 67.1% 1,090
4 Ward No - 4 3,371 66.4% 1,028
5 Ward No - 5 1,722 69.8% 1,045
6 Ward No - 6 2,973 76% 956
7 Ward No - 7 2,088 77.3% 1,014
8 Ward No - 8 1,893 75.3% 976
9 Ward No - 9 3,817 74.9% 981
10 Ward No - 10 1,667 74.6% 1,038
11 Ward No - 11 2,506 67.9% 1,011
12 Ward No - 12 2,036 76.5% 923
13 Ward No - 13 4,254 75.8% 994
14 Ward No - 14 2,054 76.5% 1,016
15 Ward No - 15 1,798 78.8% 942
16 Ward No - 16 1,203 77.1% 995
17 Ward No - 17 2,092 76.9% 941
18 Ward No - 18 1,706 72% 1,046
19 Ward No - 19 1,739 77.6% 928
20 Ward No - 20 1,606 78.2% 968
21 Ward No - 21 1,894 58.5% 1,026
22 Ward No - 22 5,629 61.7% 979
23 Ward No - 23 1,746 61.7% 1,030
24 Ward No - 24 2,819 66.4% 987
25 Ward No - 25 1,723 68.1% 960
26 Ward No - 26 2,218 73% 977
27 Ward No - 27 2,476 83% 947
28 Ward No - 28 2,283 76.9% 904
29 Ward No - 29 3,733 78.1% 944
30 Ward No - 30 2,930 73.7% 1,004
31 Ward No - 31 3,765 72.2% 970
32 Ward No - 32 7,381 71.9% 974
33 Ward No - 33 4,152 70.4% 982

Reference