Kalugumalai Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Kalugumalai is a Town Panchayat city situated in Kovilpatti taluka of Thoothukkudi district. The Kalugumalai city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,208 families residing in the Kalugumalai city. The total population of Kalugumalai is 14,738 out of which 7,282 are males and 7,456 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kalugumalai is 1,024.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kalugumalai city is 1407 which is 10% of the total population. There are 744 male children and 663 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kalugumalai is 891 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,024).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kalugumalai is 79.8%. Thus Kalugumalai has lower literacy rate compared to 86.2% of Thoothukkudi district. The male literacy rate is 86.88% and the female literacy rate is 73.06% in Kalugumalai.

Kalugumalai Town Panchayat has total administration over 4,208 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.

Kalugumalai Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,407 744 663
Literacy 79.8% 78% 66.6%
Scheduled Caste 2,217 1,019 1,198
Scheduled Tribe 196 103 93
Illiterate 4,095 1,602 2,493

Caste-wise Population - Kalugumalai

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.3% of total population in Kalugumalai.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,217 1,019 1,198
Schedule Tribe 196 103 93

Religion-wise Population - Kalugumalai

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kalugumalai is 12,961 which is 87.94% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kalugumalai is 145 which is 0.98% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kalugumalai as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 12,961 (87.94%) 6,395 6,566
Muslim 145 (0.98%) 77 68
Christian 1,606 (10.9%) 799 807
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 24 (0.16%) 10 14

Literacy Rate - Kalugumalai

The total literacy rate of Kalugumalai was 79.84% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 10,643 literates, males were 5,680 while females were 4,963. Also the male literacy rate was 86.88% and the female literacy rate was 73.06% in Kalugumalai.

  Kalugumalai Tamil Nadu
Female 73.06% 73.44%
Male 86.88% 86.77%
Total 79.84% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Kalugumalai

The Sex Ratio of Kalugumalai is 1,024. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,024 females in Kalugumalai. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 891 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,024 ) of Kalugumalai.

Child Population - Kalugumalai

According to Census 2011, there were 1,407 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kalugumalai. Out of which 744 were male while 663 were female.

Working Population - Kalugumalai

In Kalugumalai Town Panchayat out of total population, 6,764 were engaged in work activities. 94.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,764 workers engaged in Main Work, 46 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 924 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,418 4,145 2,273
Cultivators 46 32 14
Agriculture Labourer 924 433 491
Household Industries 117 75 42
Other Workers 5,331 3,605 1,726
Marginal Workers 346 149 197
Non Working 7,974 2,988 4,986

Kalugumalai Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 977 71.1% 1,480
2 Ward No - 2 865 69.7% 1,026
3 Ward No - 3 1,361 54.5% 1,028
4 Ward No - 4 860 78.7% 995
5 Ward No - 5 1,467 69.5% 1,021
6 Ward No - 6 671 70% 1,046
7 Ward No - 7 1,021 67.5% 1,054
8 Ward No - 8 783 78.9% 929
9 Ward No - 9 364 71.4% 926
10 Ward No - 10 1,195 75.4% 1,019
11 Ward No - 11 661 71% 1,009
12 Ward No - 12 660 72.1% 953
13 Ward No - 13 875 83.2% 1,030
14 Ward No - 14 2,199 75.9% 927
15 Ward No - 15 779 80.5% 1,039

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