Kattivakkam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Kattivakkam is a Municipality city situated in Mathavaram taluka of Thiruvallur district. The Kattivakkam city is divided into 24 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 9,354 families residing in the Kattivakkam city. The total population of Kattivakkam is 36,617 out of which 18,466 are males and 18,151 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kattivakkam is 983.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kattivakkam city is 4301 which is 12% of the total population. There are 2194 male children and 2107 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kattivakkam is 960 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (983).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kattivakkam is 84.4%. Thus Kattivakkam has higher literacy rate compared to 84% of Thiruvallur district. The male literacy rate is 90.29% and the female literacy rate is 78.45% in Kattivakkam.

Kattivakkam Municipality has total administration over 9,354 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.

Kattivakkam Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 4,301 2,194 2,107
Literacy 84.4% 79.6% 69.3%
Scheduled Caste 5,718 2,911 2,807
Scheduled Tribe 136 65 71
Illiterate 9,338 3,774 5,564

Caste-wise Population - Kattivakkam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Kattivakkam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,718 2,911 2,807
Schedule Tribe 136 65 71

Religion-wise Population - Kattivakkam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kattivakkam is 30,042 which is 82.04% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kattivakkam is 3,244 which is 8.86% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kattivakkam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 30,042 (82.04%) 15,248 14,794
Muslim 3,244 (8.86%) 1,618 1,626
Christian 3,123 (8.53%) 1,563 1,560
Sikh 21 (0.06%) 11 10
Buddhist 3 (0.01%) 1 2
Jain 6 (0.02%) 3 3
Other Religion 9 (0.02%) 5 4
No Religion Specified 169 (0.46%) 17 152

Literacy Rate - Kattivakkam

The total literacy rate of Kattivakkam was 84.41% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 27,279 literates, males were 14,692 while females were 12,587. Also the male literacy rate was 90.29% and the female literacy rate was 78.45% in Kattivakkam.

  Kattivakkam Tamil Nadu
Female 78.45% 73.44%
Male 90.29% 86.77%
Total 84.41% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Kattivakkam

The Sex Ratio of Kattivakkam is 983. Thus per every 1000 men there were 983 females in Kattivakkam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 960 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 983 ) of Kattivakkam.

Child Population - Kattivakkam

According to Census 2011, there were 4,301 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kattivakkam. Out of which 2,194 were male while 2,107 were female.

Working Population - Kattivakkam

In Kattivakkam Municipality out of total population, 13,273 were engaged in work activities. 82% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 13,273 workers engaged in Main Work, 17 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 49 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 10,880 9,029 1,851
Cultivators 17 8 9
Agriculture Labourer 49 35 14
Household Industries 201 104 97
Other Workers 10,613 8,882 1,731
Marginal Workers 2,393 1,832 561
Non Working 23,344 7,605 15,739

Kattivakkam Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kattivakkam is further divided into 24 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,397 73.1% 838
2 Ward No - 2 1,036 78.9% 901
3 Ward No - 3 684 78.2% 895
4 Ward No - 4 1,385 81.4% 987
5 Ward No - 5 1,686 78.8% 1,002
6 Ward No - 6 3,347 73.9% 993
7 Ward No - 7 1,432 71.6% 967
8 Ward No - 8 1,419 70% 999
9 Ward No - 9 1,058 62.1% 1,004
10 Ward No - 10 1,720 69% 1,057
11 Ward No - 11 1,463 78.6% 1,197
12 Ward No - 12 1,682 80.2% 1,005
13 Ward No - 13 1,389 81.4% 898
14 Ward No - 14 1,459 80.7% 1,067
15 Ward No - 15 1,629 70.2% 967
16 Ward No - 16 2,116 81.3% 954
17 Ward No - 17 1,656 82.4% 937
18 Ward No - 18 1,260 73.9% 975
19 Ward No - 19 2,111 74.8% 988
20 Ward No - 20 1,236 73.5% 940
21 Ward No - 21 1,661 69.5% 1,013
22 Ward No - 22 1,099 70.6% 987
23 Ward No - 23 1,102 63.8% 968
24 Ward No - 24 1,590 64.4% 997

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