Shenbakkam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Vellore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Shenbakkam is a Town Panchayat city situated in Vellore taluka of Vellore district. The Shenbakkam city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,037 families residing in the Shenbakkam city. The total population of Shenbakkam is 17,109 out of which 8,286 are males and 8,823 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shenbakkam is 1,065.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shenbakkam city is 2021 which is 12% of the total population. There are 1008 male children and 1013 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shenbakkam is 1,005 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,065).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shenbakkam is 83%. Thus Shenbakkam has higher literacy rate compared to 79.2% of Vellore district. The male literacy rate is 89.49% and the female literacy rate is 77.03% in Shenbakkam.

Shenbakkam Town Panchayat has total administration over 4,037 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.

Shenbakkam Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,021 1,008 1,013
Literacy 83% 78.6% 68.2%
Scheduled Caste 6,639 3,235 3,404
Scheduled Tribe 424 206 218
Illiterate 4,580 1,773 2,807

Caste-wise Population - Shenbakkam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 38.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.5% of total population in Shenbakkam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 6,639 3,235 3,404
Schedule Tribe 424 206 218

Religion-wise Population - Shenbakkam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Shenbakkam is 14,711 which is 85.98% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Shenbakkam is 1,700 which is 9.94% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Shenbakkam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 14,711 (85.98%) 7,187 7,524
Muslim 1,700 (9.94%) 828 872
Christian 682 (3.99%) 263 419
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Buddhist 3 (0.02%) 2 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 2 (0.01%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 10 (0.06%) 5 5

Literacy Rate - Shenbakkam

The total literacy rate of Shenbakkam was 83.04% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 12,529 literates, males were 6,513 while females were 6,016. Also the male literacy rate was 89.49% and the female literacy rate was 77.03% in Shenbakkam.

  Shenbakkam Tamil Nadu
Female 77.03% 73.44%
Male 89.49% 86.77%
Total 83.04% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Shenbakkam

The Sex Ratio of Shenbakkam is 1,065. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,065 females in Shenbakkam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,005 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,065 ) of Shenbakkam.

Child Population - Shenbakkam

According to Census 2011, there were 2,021 children between age 0 to 6 years in Shenbakkam. Out of which 1,008 were male while 1,013 were female.

Working Population - Shenbakkam

In Shenbakkam Town Panchayat out of total population, 6,609 were engaged in work activities. 82.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,609 workers engaged in Main Work, 5 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 12 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,467 3,995 1,472
Cultivators 5 3 2
Agriculture Labourer 12 5 7
Household Industries 309 139 170
Other Workers 5,141 3,848 1,293
Marginal Workers 1,142 664 478
Non Working 10,500 3,627 6,873

Shenbakkam Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,350 77.3% 1,045
2 Ward No - 2 834 74.7% 1,133
3 Ward No - 3 1,002 72.8% 1,045
4 Ward No - 4 825 80.6% 1,110
5 Ward No - 5 854 71.7% 1,029
6 Ward No - 6 730 72.9% 1,028
7 Ward No - 7 785 71.8% 1,088
8 Ward No - 8 686 83.8% 1,048
9 Ward No - 9 789 74.1% 1,348
10 Ward No - 10 1,456 78.4% 1,048
11 Ward No - 11 1,803 71.5% 1,054
12 Ward No - 12 1,010 66.8% 1,082
13 Ward No - 13 1,764 66.1% 1,090
14 Ward No - 14 2,779 72.4% 1,027
15 Ward No - 15 442 71.5% 865

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