Keezhkulam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Keezhkulam is a Town Panchayat city situated in Vilavancode taluka of Kanniyakumari district. The Keezhkulam city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,297 families residing in the Keezhkulam city. The total population of Keezhkulam is 17,327 out of which 8,580 are males and 8,747 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Keezhkulam is 1,019.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Keezhkulam city is 1807 which is 10% of the total population. There are 938 male children and 869 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Keezhkulam is 926 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,019).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Keezhkulam is 91.2%. Thus Keezhkulam has lower literacy rate compared to 91.7% of Kanniyakumari district. The male literacy rate is 93.47% and the female literacy rate is 89.02% in Keezhkulam.

Keezhkulam Town Panchayat has total administration over 4,297 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.

Keezhkulam Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,807 938 869
Literacy 91.2% 83.3% 80.2%
Scheduled Caste 17 7 10
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 3,171 1,437 1,734

Caste-wise Population - Keezhkulam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Keezhkulam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 17 7 10
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Keezhkulam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Keezhkulam is 8,778 which is 50.66% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Keezhkulam is 1,108 which is 6.39% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Keezhkulam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,778 (50.66%) 4,346 4,432
Muslim 1,108 (6.39%) 507 601
Christian 7,413 (42.78%) 3,717 3,696
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Buddhist 8 (0.05%) 4 4
Jain 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 18 (0.1%) 5 13

Literacy Rate - Keezhkulam

The total literacy rate of Keezhkulam was 91.21% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 14,156 literates, males were 7,143 while females were 7,013. Also the male literacy rate was 93.47% and the female literacy rate was 89.02% in Keezhkulam.

  Keezhkulam Tamil Nadu
Female 89.02% 73.44%
Male 93.47% 86.77%
Total 91.21% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Keezhkulam

The Sex Ratio of Keezhkulam is 1,019. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,019 females in Keezhkulam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 926 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,019 ) of Keezhkulam.

Child Population - Keezhkulam

According to Census 2011, there were 1,807 children between age 0 to 6 years in Keezhkulam. Out of which 938 were male while 869 were female.

Working Population - Keezhkulam

In Keezhkulam Town Panchayat out of total population, 6,383 were engaged in work activities. 74.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,383 workers engaged in Main Work, 145 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 778 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,762 3,834 928
Cultivators 145 138 7
Agriculture Labourer 778 679 99
Household Industries 257 80 177
Other Workers 3,582 2,937 645
Marginal Workers 1,621 1,067 554
Non Working 10,944 3,679 7,265

Keezhkulam Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Keezhkulam is further divided into 18 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 565 78.4% 1,018
2 Ward No - 2 1,310 77.8% 985
3 Ward No - 3 816 71.7% 1,040
4 Ward No - 4 1,602 83% 963
5 Ward No - 5 1,266 80.3% 984
6 Ward No - 6 959 80.2% 998
7 Ward No - 7 757 84.3% 1,019
8 Ward No - 8 969 84.7% 1,130
9 Ward No - 9 1,084 83.6% 971
10 Ward No - 10 1,170 82.7% 970
11 Ward No - 11 469 83.6% 1,233
12 Ward No - 12 699 80.1% 1,074
13 Ward No - 13 1,182 88.2% 997
14 Ward No - 14 1,177 85.9% 1,054
15 Ward No - 15 1,095 81.6% 1,043
16 Ward No - 16 853 79.6% 1,017
17 Ward No - 17 870 81.6% 995
18 Ward No - 18 484 76.9% 1,151

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