Kuthalam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Kuthalam is a Town Panchayat city situated in Kuthalam taluka of Nagapattinam district. The Kuthalam city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,059 families residing in the Kuthalam city. The total population of Kuthalam is 16,125 out of which 8,013 are males and 8,112 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kuthalam is 1,012.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kuthalam city is 1563 which is 10% of the total population. There are 801 male children and 762 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kuthalam is 951 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,012).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kuthalam is 90.8%. Thus Kuthalam has higher literacy rate compared to 83.6% of Nagapattinam district. The male literacy rate is 95.59% and the female literacy rate is 86.08% in Kuthalam.

Kuthalam Town Panchayat has total administration over 4,059 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.

Kuthalam Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,563 801 762
Literacy 90.8% 86% 78%
Scheduled Caste 2,498 1,269 1,229
Scheduled Tribe 6 2 4
Illiterate 2,904 1,119 1,785

Caste-wise Population - Kuthalam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kuthalam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,498 1,269 1,229
Schedule Tribe 6 2 4

Religion-wise Population - Kuthalam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kuthalam is 13,726 which is 85.12% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kuthalam is 2,167 which is 13.44% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kuthalam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 13,726 (85.12%) 6,851 6,875
Muslim 2,167 (13.44%) 1,053 1,114
Christian 226 (1.4%) 108 118
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 5 (0.03%) 1 4

Literacy Rate - Kuthalam

The total literacy rate of Kuthalam was 90.79% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 13,221 literates, males were 6,894 while females were 6,327. Also the male literacy rate was 95.59% and the female literacy rate was 86.08% in Kuthalam.

  Kuthalam Tamil Nadu
Female 86.08% 73.44%
Male 95.59% 86.77%
Total 90.79% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Kuthalam

The Sex Ratio of Kuthalam is 1,012. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,012 females in Kuthalam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 951 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,012 ) of Kuthalam.

Child Population - Kuthalam

According to Census 2011, there were 1,563 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kuthalam. Out of which 801 were male while 762 were female.

Working Population - Kuthalam

In Kuthalam Town Panchayat out of total population, 5,341 were engaged in work activities. 89% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,341 workers engaged in Main Work, 296 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,133 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,755 3,993 762
Cultivators 296 278 18
Agriculture Labourer 1,133 854 279
Household Industries 91 66 25
Other Workers 3,235 2,795 440
Marginal Workers 586 468 118
Non Working 10,784 3,552 7,232

Kuthalam Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 875 92.1% 1,002
2 Ward No - 2 937 79.1% 1,078
3 Ward No - 3 876 83.7% 1,032
4 Ward No - 4 1,088 67.6% 982
5 Ward No - 5 997 79.1% 974
6 Ward No - 6 1,443 87% 961
7 Ward No - 7 1,144 79.5% 966
8 Ward No - 8 863 84.7% 1,115
9 Ward No - 9 1,035 83.6% 949
10 Ward No - 10 1,031 70.6% 975
11 Ward No - 11 1,428 83.1% 1,003
12 Ward No - 12 1,448 86% 1,014
13 Ward No - 13 1,143 85.4% 1,027
14 Ward No - 14 777 84.2% 1,039
15 Ward No - 15 1,040 83.3% 1,149

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