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

Katpadi is a Town Panchayat city situated in Katpadi taluka of Vellore district. The Katpadi city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,302 families residing in the Katpadi city. The total population of Katpadi is 28,797 out of which 16,851 are males and 11,946 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Katpadi is 709.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Katpadi city is 1795 which is 6% of the total population. There are 908 male children and 887 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Katpadi is 977 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (709).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Katpadi is 89.7%. Thus Katpadi has higher literacy rate compared to 79.2% of Vellore district. The male literacy rate is 94.48% and the female literacy rate is 82.82% in Katpadi.

Katpadi Town Panchayat has total administration over 4,302 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.

Katpadi Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,795 908 887
Literacy 89.7% 89.4% 76.7%
Scheduled Caste 3,953 1,937 2,016
Scheduled Tribe 27 14 13
Illiterate 4,575 1,788 2,787

Caste-wise Population - Katpadi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Katpadi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,953 1,937 2,016
Schedule Tribe 27 14 13

Religion-wise Population - Katpadi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Katpadi is 25,466 which is 88.43% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Katpadi is 399 which is 1.39% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Katpadi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 25,466 (88.43%) 15,018 10,448
Muslim 399 (1.39%) 292 107
Christian 2,237 (7.77%) 1,073 1,164
Sikh 79 (0.27%) 59 20
Buddhist 62 (0.22%) 58 4
Jain 121 (0.42%) 96 25
Other Religion 6 (0.02%) 2 4
No Religion Specified 427 (1.48%) 253 174

Literacy Rate - Katpadi

The total literacy rate of Katpadi was 89.7% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 24,222 literates, males were 15,063 while females were 9,159. Also the male literacy rate was 94.48% and the female literacy rate was 82.82% in Katpadi.

  Katpadi Tamil Nadu
Female 82.82% 73.44%
Male 94.48% 86.77%
Total 89.7% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Katpadi

The Sex Ratio of Katpadi is 709. Thus per every 1000 men there were 709 females in Katpadi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 977 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 709 ) of Katpadi.

Child Population - Katpadi

According to Census 2011, there were 1,795 children between age 0 to 6 years in Katpadi. Out of which 908 were male while 887 were female.

Working Population - Katpadi

In Katpadi Town Panchayat out of total population, 6,585 were engaged in work activities. 87.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,585 workers engaged in Main Work, 136 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 199 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,779 4,451 1,328
Cultivators 136 125 11
Agriculture Labourer 199 96 103
Household Industries 151 109 42
Other Workers 5,293 4,121 1,172
Marginal Workers 806 445 361
Non Working 22,212 11,955 10,257

Katpadi Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,085 67.5% 1,016
2 Ward No - 2 980 60.5% 1,016
3 Ward No - 3 922 85.1% 1,081
4 Ward No - 4 2,033 72.1% 1,015
5 Ward No - 5 13,607 95.4% 452
6 Ward No - 6 1,779 78.5% 1,088
7 Ward No - 7 656 69.2% 1,089
8 Ward No - 8 729 79.7% 1,019
9 Ward No - 9 761 68.1% 941
10 Ward No - 10 1,709 77.4% 1,052
11 Ward No - 11 640 90.2% 1,155
12 Ward No - 12 738 79.3% 1,011
13 Ward No - 13 896 68.2% 948
14 Ward No - 14 690 80.3% 1,000
15 Ward No - 15 572 67.3% 972

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