Nelliyalam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Nelliyalam is a Municipality city situated in Panthalur taluka of The Nilgiris district. The Nelliyalam city is divided into 21 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 10,729 families residing in the Nelliyalam city. The total population of Nelliyalam is 44,590 out of which 21,911 are males and 22,679 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nelliyalam is 1,035.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nelliyalam city is 4717 which is 11% of the total population. There are 2371 male children and 2346 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nelliyalam is 989 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,035).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nelliyalam is 87.2%. Thus Nelliyalam has higher literacy rate compared to 85.2% of The Nilgiris district. The male literacy rate is 92.98% and the female literacy rate is 81.67% in Nelliyalam.

Nelliyalam Municipality has total administration over 10,729 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Nelliyalam Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Nelliyalam Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 4,717 2,371 2,346
Literacy 87.2% 82.9% 73.2%
Scheduled Caste 26,079 12,847 13,232
Scheduled Tribe 1,785 836 949
Illiterate 9,816 3,742 6,074

Caste-wise Population - Nelliyalam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 58.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4% of total population in Nelliyalam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 26,079 12,847 13,232
Schedule Tribe 1,785 836 949

Religion-wise Population - Nelliyalam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Nelliyalam is 35,607 which is 79.85% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Nelliyalam is 6,428 which is 14.42% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Nelliyalam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 35,607 (79.85%) 17,525 18,082
Muslim 6,428 (14.42%) 3,120 3,308
Christian 2,535 (5.69%) 1,256 1,279
Sikh 7 (0.02%) 5 2
Buddhist 1 (0%) 0 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 12 (0.03%) 5 7

Literacy Rate - Nelliyalam

The total literacy rate of Nelliyalam was 87.21% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 34,774 literates, males were 18,169 while females were 16,605. Also the male literacy rate was 92.98% and the female literacy rate was 81.67% in Nelliyalam.

  Nelliyalam Tamil Nadu
Female 81.67% 73.44%
Male 92.98% 86.77%
Total 87.21% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Nelliyalam

The Sex Ratio of Nelliyalam is 1,035. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,035 females in Nelliyalam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 989 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,035 ) of Nelliyalam.

Child Population - Nelliyalam

According to Census 2011, there were 4,717 children between age 0 to 6 years in Nelliyalam. Out of which 2,371 were male while 2,346 were female.

Working Population - Nelliyalam

In Nelliyalam Municipality out of total population, 19,320 were engaged in work activities. 86.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 19,320 workers engaged in Main Work, 101 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,565 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 16,699 10,141 6,558
Cultivators 101 77 24
Agriculture Labourer 1,565 857 708
Household Industries 61 39 22
Other Workers 14,972 9,168 5,804
Marginal Workers 2,621 1,452 1,169
Non Working 25,270 10,318 14,952

Nelliyalam Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,142 75.4% 1,052
2 Ward No - 2 1,782 67.8% 1,037
3 Ward No - 3 3,798 78.6% 1,013
4 Ward No - 4 2,941 75.6% 1,008
5 Ward No - 5 2,947 80.3% 1,007
6 Ward No - 6 1,775 87.3% 1,036
7 Ward No - 7 2,471 76.4% 986
8 Ward No - 8 2,133 80.1% 962
9 Ward No - 9 1,106 71.9% 1,063
10 Ward No - 10 2,375 73.6% 999
11 Ward No - 11 1,975 83% 1,024
12 Ward No - 12 1,786 77.7% 1,134
13 Ward No - 13 2,480 75.4% 1,151
14 Ward No - 14 2,407 83.3% 1,030
15 Ward No - 15 2,247 82% 1,015
16 Ward No - 16 1,268 74.5% 991
17 Ward No - 17 1,726 81% 1,045
18 Ward No - 18 1,776 79.8% 1,087
19 Ward No - 19 1,489 78.4% 1,023
20 Ward No - 20 1,573 76% 1,103
21 Ward No - 21 1,393 76.1% 1,064

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