Kolathupalayam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Kolathupalayam is a Town Panchayat city situated in Dharapuram taluka of Tiruppur district. The Kolathupalayam city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,457 families residing in the Kolathupalayam city. The total population of Kolathupalayam is 17,819 out of which 8,770 are males and 9,049 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kolathupalayam is 1,032.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kolathupalayam city is 1392 which is 8% of the total population. There are 697 male children and 695 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kolathupalayam is 997 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,032).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kolathupalayam is 70.8%. Thus Kolathupalayam has lower literacy rate compared to 78.7% of Tiruppur district. The male literacy rate is 80.85% and the female literacy rate is 61.17% in Kolathupalayam.

Kolathupalayam Town Panchayat has total administration over 5,457 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.

Kolathupalayam Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,392 697 695
Literacy 70.8% 74.4% 56.5%
Scheduled Caste 5,143 2,542 2,601
Scheduled Tribe 9 5 4
Illiterate 6,182 2,243 3,939

Caste-wise Population - Kolathupalayam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Kolathupalayam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,143 2,542 2,601
Schedule Tribe 9 5 4

Religion-wise Population - Kolathupalayam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kolathupalayam is 15,519 which is 87.09% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kolathupalayam is 2,135 which is 11.98% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kolathupalayam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 15,519 (87.09%) 7,639 7,880
Muslim 2,135 (11.98%) 1,057 1,078
Christian 143 (0.8%) 63 80
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Other Religion 2 (0.01%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 19 (0.11%) 10 9

Literacy Rate - Kolathupalayam

The total literacy rate of Kolathupalayam was 70.84% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 11,637 literates, males were 6,527 while females were 5,110. Also the male literacy rate was 80.85% and the female literacy rate was 61.17% in Kolathupalayam.

  Kolathupalayam Tamil Nadu
Female 61.17% 73.44%
Male 80.85% 86.77%
Total 70.84% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Kolathupalayam

The Sex Ratio of Kolathupalayam is 1,032. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,032 females in Kolathupalayam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 997 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,032 ) of Kolathupalayam.

Child Population - Kolathupalayam

According to Census 2011, there were 1,392 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kolathupalayam. Out of which 697 were male while 695 were female.

Working Population - Kolathupalayam

In Kolathupalayam Town Panchayat out of total population, 9,853 were engaged in work activities. 82.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,853 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,281 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,857 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,100 4,961 3,139
Cultivators 1,281 760 521
Agriculture Labourer 2,857 1,383 1,474
Household Industries 101 45 56
Other Workers 3,861 2,773 1,088
Marginal Workers 1,753 889 864
Non Working 7,966 2,920 5,046

Kolathupalayam Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 519 51.8% 1,093
2 Ward No - 2 690 56.1% 1,000
3 Ward No - 3 1,238 61.1% 1,026
4 Ward No - 4 766 61.5% 1,070
5 Ward No - 5 920 61.5% 953
6 Ward No - 6 1,254 60.2% 1,026
7 Ward No - 7 1,097 69.5% 1,070
8 Ward No - 8 735 74.4% 1,008
9 Ward No - 9 1,443 72.9% 996
10 Ward No - 10 706 65% 1,035
11 Ward No - 11 1,620 61.9% 1,007
12 Ward No - 12 1,459 56% 993
13 Ward No - 13 757 64.9% 1,182
14 Ward No - 14 821 74.4% 1,073
15 Ward No - 15 862 74.7% 1,052
16 Ward No - 16 1,264 69.8% 1,069
17 Ward No - 17 849 75% 1,007
18 Ward No - 18 819 64.5% 1,027

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