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

Kollancode is a Town Panchayat city situated in Vilavancode taluka of Kanniyakumari district. The Kollancode city is divided into 21 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 8,514 families residing in the Kollancode city. The total population of Kollancode is 38,385 out of which 19,273 are males and 19,112 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kollancode is 992.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kollancode city is 4541 which is 12% of the total population. There are 2385 male children and 2156 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kollancode is 904 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (992).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kollancode is 86.7%. Thus Kollancode has lower literacy rate compared to 91.7% of Kanniyakumari district. The male literacy rate is 88.15% and the female literacy rate is 85.31% in Kollancode.

Kollancode Town Panchayat has total administration over 8,514 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.

Kollancode Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 4,541 2,385 2,156
Literacy 86.7% 77.2% 75.7%
Scheduled Caste 683 318 365
Scheduled Tribe 116 62 54
Illiterate 9,034 4,387 4,647

Caste-wise Population - Kollancode

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Kollancode.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 683 318 365
Schedule Tribe 116 62 54

Religion-wise Population - Kollancode

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kollancode is 8,420 which is 21.94% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kollancode is 1,173 which is 3.06% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kollancode as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,420 (21.94%) 4,136 4,284
Muslim 1,173 (3.06%) 567 606
Christian 28,741 (74.88%) 14,550 14,191
Sikh 1 (0%) 0 1
Buddhist 8 (0.02%) 5 3
Jain 6 (0.02%) 1 5
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 36 (0.09%) 14 22

Literacy Rate - Kollancode

The total literacy rate of Kollancode was 86.72% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 29,351 literates, males were 14,886 while females were 14,465. Also the male literacy rate was 88.15% and the female literacy rate was 85.31% in Kollancode.

  Kollancode Tamil Nadu
Female 85.31% 73.44%
Male 88.15% 86.77%
Total 86.72% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Kollancode

The Sex Ratio of Kollancode is 992. Thus per every 1000 men there were 992 females in Kollancode. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 904 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 992 ) of Kollancode.

Child Population - Kollancode

According to Census 2011, there were 4,541 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kollancode. Out of which 2,385 were male while 2,156 were female.

Working Population - Kollancode

In Kollancode Town Panchayat out of total population, 13,488 were engaged in work activities. 82.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 13,488 workers engaged in Main Work, 105 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 385 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 11,170 9,431 1,739
Cultivators 105 99 6
Agriculture Labourer 385 362 23
Household Industries 535 224 311
Other Workers 10,145 8,746 1,399
Marginal Workers 2,318 1,500 818
Non Working 24,897 8,342 16,555

Kollancode Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kollancode is further divided into 21 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,168 80.7% 1,021
2 Ward No - 2 1,041 82.3% 1,074
3 Ward No - 3 1,806 77.1% 1,050
4 Ward No - 4 1,667 82.8% 1,026
5 Ward No - 5 1,972 80.2% 1,025
6 Ward No - 6 2,175 78.9% 986
7 Ward No - 7 1,850 82.8% 1,011
8 Ward No - 8 1,812 75.5% 993
9 Ward No - 9 2,189 77.2% 972
10 Ward No - 10 2,373 79.4% 1,004
11 Ward No - 11 2,439 76.2% 1,026
12 Ward No - 12 1,171 83.4% 985
13 Ward No - 13 3,541 72.8% 997
14 Ward No - 14 2,162 71.4% 929
15 Ward No - 15 945 67.6% 944
16 Ward No - 16 983 74.1% 943
17 Ward No - 17 1,607 69.3% 977
18 Ward No - 18 1,565 69.3% 918
19 Ward No - 19 1,704 71% 912
20 Ward No - 20 1,640 78.5% 941
21 Ward No - 21 1,575 74.7% 1,081

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