Tekkali Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011

Tekkali is a Census Town city situated in Tekkali mandal of Srikakulam district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,995 families residing in the Tekkali city. The total population of Tekkali is 28,631 out of which 13,934 are males and 14,697 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tekkali is 1,055.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tekkali city is 2931 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1515 male children and 1416 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tekkali is 935 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,055).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tekkali is 77.1%. Thus Tekkali has higher literacy rate compared to 61.7% of Srikakulam district. The male literacy rate is 85.12% and the female literacy rate is 69.55% in Tekkali.

Tekkali Census Town has total administration over 6,995 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Tekkali Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,931 1,515 1,416
Literacy 77.1% 75.9% 62.8%
Scheduled Caste 4,577 2,233 2,344
Scheduled Tribe 1,023 474 549
Illiterate 8,823 3,363 5,460

Caste-wise Population - Tekkali

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.6% of total population in Tekkali.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,577 2,233 2,344
Schedule Tribe 1,023 474 549

Religion-wise Population - Tekkali

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Tekkali is 28,168 which is 98.38% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Tekkali is 159 which is 0.56% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Tekkali as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 28,168 (98.38%) 13,719 14,449
Muslim 159 (0.56%) 74 85
Christian 274 (0.96%) 127 147
Sikh 3 (0.01%) 0 3
Buddhist 1 (0%) 1 0
Jain 5 (0.02%) 3 2
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 20 (0.07%) 9 11

Literacy Rate - Tekkali

The total literacy rate of Tekkali was 77.07% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.02% of Andhra Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 19,808 literates, males were 10,571 while females were 9,237. Also the male literacy rate was 85.12% and the female literacy rate was 69.55% in Tekkali.

  Tekkali Andhra Pradesh
Female 69.55% 59.15%
Male 85.12% 74.88%
Total 77.07% 67.02%

Sex Ratio - Tekkali

The Sex Ratio of Tekkali is 1,055. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,055 females in Tekkali. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 935 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,055 ) of Tekkali.

Child Population - Tekkali

According to Census 2011, there were 2,931 children between age 0 to 6 years in Tekkali. Out of which 1,515 were male while 1,416 were female.

Working Population - Tekkali

In Tekkali Census Town out of total population, 10,466 were engaged in work activities. 87.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,466 workers engaged in Main Work, 289 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 886 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,178 7,069 2,109
Cultivators 289 220 69
Agriculture Labourer 886 500 386
Household Industries 439 267 172
Other Workers 7,564 6,082 1,482
Marginal Workers 1,288 509 779
Non Working 18,165 6,356 11,809

Tekkali Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Tekkali is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 28,631 69.2% 1,055

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