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

Manavalakurichi is a Town Panchayat city situated in Kalkulam taluka of Kanniyakumari district. The Manavalakurichi city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,636 families residing in the Manavalakurichi city. The total population of Manavalakurichi is 10,969 out of which 5,478 are males and 5,491 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Manavalakurichi is 1,002.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Manavalakurichi city is 1057 which is 10% of the total population. There are 553 male children and 504 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Manavalakurichi is 911 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,002).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Manavalakurichi is 94.7%. Thus Manavalakurichi has higher literacy rate compared to 91.7% of Kanniyakumari district. The male literacy rate is 96.2% and the female literacy rate is 93.14% in Manavalakurichi.

Manavalakurichi Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,636 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.

Manavalakurichi Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,057 553 504
Literacy 94.7% 86.5% 84.6%
Scheduled Caste 300 158 142
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,586 740 846

Caste-wise Population - Manavalakurichi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Manavalakurichi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 300 158 142
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Manavalakurichi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Manavalakurichi is 4,929 which is 44.94% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Manavalakurichi is 1,776 which is 16.19% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Manavalakurichi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,929 (44.94%) 2,420 2,509
Muslim 1,776 (16.19%) 924 852
Christian 4,246 (38.71%) 2,126 2,120
Sikh 3 (0.03%) 3 0
Buddhist 6 (0.05%) 2 4
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 9 (0.08%) 3 6

Literacy Rate - Manavalakurichi

The total literacy rate of Manavalakurichi was 94.66% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 9,383 literates, males were 4,738 while females were 4,645. Also the male literacy rate was 96.2% and the female literacy rate was 93.14% in Manavalakurichi.

  Manavalakurichi Tamil Nadu
Female 93.14% 73.44%
Male 96.2% 86.77%
Total 94.66% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Manavalakurichi

The Sex Ratio of Manavalakurichi is 1,002. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,002 females in Manavalakurichi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 911 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,002 ) of Manavalakurichi.

Child Population - Manavalakurichi

According to Census 2011, there were 1,057 children between age 0 to 6 years in Manavalakurichi. Out of which 553 were male while 504 were female.

Working Population - Manavalakurichi

In Manavalakurichi Town Panchayat out of total population, 3,815 were engaged in work activities. 77.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,815 workers engaged in Main Work, 49 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 109 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,962 2,493 469
Cultivators 49 43 6
Agriculture Labourer 109 100 9
Household Industries 69 29 40
Other Workers 2,735 2,321 414
Marginal Workers 853 617 236
Non Working 7,154 2,368 4,786

Manavalakurichi Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 844 82.5% 1,064
2 Ward No - 2 529 76.9% 981
3 Ward No - 3 577 86.7% 1,010
4 Ward No - 4 828 82.5% 1,065
5 Ward No - 5 1,069 85.8% 998
6 Ward No - 6 485 85.4% 1,082
7 Ward No - 7 336 87.2% 909
8 Ward No - 8 948 87.8% 1,017
9 Ward No - 9 887 86.1% 976
10 Ward No - 10 721 86% 949
11 Ward No - 11 736 86.7% 995
12 Ward No - 12 459 86.3% 1,058
13 Ward No - 13 672 89.3% 971
14 Ward No - 14 813 86.5% 1,038
15 Ward No - 15 1,065 86.4% 940

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