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

Kalinjur is a Town Panchayat city situated in Katpadi taluka of Vellore district. The Kalinjur city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,853 families residing in the Kalinjur city. The total population of Kalinjur is 19,828 out of which 9,949 are males and 9,879 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kalinjur is 993.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kalinjur city is 1959 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1041 male children and 918 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kalinjur is 882 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (993).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kalinjur is 87.4%. Thus Kalinjur has higher literacy rate compared to 79.2% of Vellore district. The male literacy rate is 92% and the female literacy rate is 82.91% in Kalinjur.

Kalinjur Town Panchayat has total administration over 4,853 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.

Kalinjur Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,959 1,041 918
Literacy 87.4% 82.4% 75.2%
Scheduled Caste 3,241 1,610 1,631
Scheduled Tribe 51 29 22
Illiterate 4,203 1,754 2,449

Caste-wise Population - Kalinjur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Kalinjur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,241 1,610 1,631
Schedule Tribe 51 29 22

Religion-wise Population - Kalinjur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kalinjur is 17,367 which is 87.59% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kalinjur is 452 which is 2.28% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kalinjur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 17,367 (87.59%) 8,737 8,630
Muslim 452 (2.28%) 228 224
Christian 1,941 (9.79%) 939 1,002
Sikh 8 (0.04%) 5 3
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Jain 20 (0.1%) 13 7
Other Religion 3 (0.02%) 2 1
No Religion Specified 36 (0.18%) 24 12

Literacy Rate - Kalinjur

The total literacy rate of Kalinjur was 87.44% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 15,625 literates, males were 8,195 while females were 7,430. Also the male literacy rate was 92% and the female literacy rate was 82.91% in Kalinjur.

  Kalinjur Tamil Nadu
Female 82.91% 73.44%
Male 92% 86.77%
Total 87.44% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Kalinjur

The Sex Ratio of Kalinjur is 993. Thus per every 1000 men there were 993 females in Kalinjur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 882 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 993 ) of Kalinjur.

Child Population - Kalinjur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,959 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kalinjur. Out of which 1,041 were male while 918 were female.

Working Population - Kalinjur

In Kalinjur Town Panchayat out of total population, 7,609 were engaged in work activities. 88.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,609 workers engaged in Main Work, 21 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 45 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,764 5,106 1,658
Cultivators 21 18 3
Agriculture Labourer 45 36 9
Household Industries 600 403 197
Other Workers 6,098 4,649 1,449
Marginal Workers 845 436 409
Non Working 12,219 4,407 7,812

Kalinjur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kalinjur is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,121 65% 943
2 Ward No - 2 1,336 72.8% 664
3 Ward No - 3 3,146 84.4% 1,024
4 Ward No - 4 2,035 87.3% 1,021
5 Ward No - 5 1,013 74.8% 986
6 Ward No - 6 864 74.9% 1,005
7 Ward No - 7 844 74.8% 1,039
8 Ward No - 8 1,979 84.9% 1,021
9 Ward No - 9 1,047 67.3% 1,098
10 Ward No - 10 246 60.6% 1,139
11 Ward No - 11 1,050 77.4% 1,031
12 Ward No - 12 1,048 73.9% 1,083
13 Ward No - 13 1,343 79.4% 961
14 Ward No - 14 487 68.4% 1,127
15 Ward No - 15 2,269 85.3% 1,015

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