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

Thiruvattar is a Town Panchayat city situated in Kalkulam taluka of Kanniyakumari district. The Thiruvattar city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,836 families residing in the Thiruvattar city. The total population of Thiruvattar is 18,985 out of which 9,454 are males and 9,531 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Thiruvattar is 1,008.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Thiruvattar city is 1714 which is 9% of the total population. There are 862 male children and 852 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Thiruvattar is 988 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,008).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Thiruvattar is 90.2%. Thus Thiruvattar has lower literacy rate compared to 91.7% of Kanniyakumari district. The male literacy rate is 92.18% and the female literacy rate is 88.25% in Thiruvattar.

Thiruvattar Town Panchayat has total administration over 4,836 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.

Thiruvattar Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,714 862 852
Literacy 90.2% 83.8% 80.4%
Scheduled Caste 161 86 75
Scheduled Tribe 21 9 12
Illiterate 3,406 1,534 1,872

Caste-wise Population - Thiruvattar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Thiruvattar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 161 86 75
Schedule Tribe 21 9 12

Religion-wise Population - Thiruvattar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Thiruvattar is 7,331 which is 38.61% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Thiruvattar is 38 which is 0.2% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Thiruvattar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,331 (38.61%) 3,650 3,681
Muslim 38 (0.2%) 18 20
Christian 11,590 (61.05%) 5,774 5,816
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Buddhist 8 (0.04%) 3 5
Jain 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 15 (0.08%) 8 7

Literacy Rate - Thiruvattar

The total literacy rate of Thiruvattar was 90.2% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 15,579 literates, males were 7,920 while females were 7,659. Also the male literacy rate was 92.18% and the female literacy rate was 88.25% in Thiruvattar.

  Thiruvattar Tamil Nadu
Female 88.25% 73.44%
Male 92.18% 86.77%
Total 90.2% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Thiruvattar

The Sex Ratio of Thiruvattar is 1,008. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,008 females in Thiruvattar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 988 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,008 ) of Thiruvattar.

Child Population - Thiruvattar

According to Census 2011, there were 1,714 children between age 0 to 6 years in Thiruvattar. Out of which 862 were male while 852 were female.

Working Population - Thiruvattar

In Thiruvattar Town Panchayat out of total population, 7,229 were engaged in work activities. 87.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,229 workers engaged in Main Work, 300 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 393 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,357 5,069 1,288
Cultivators 300 278 22
Agriculture Labourer 393 370 23
Household Industries 300 88 212
Other Workers 5,364 4,333 1,031
Marginal Workers 872 461 411
Non Working 11,756 3,924 7,832

Thiruvattar Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Thiruvattar is further divided into 18 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,265 80.1% 983
2 Ward No - 2 1,210 78.4% 942
3 Ward No - 3 1,361 85.9% 993
4 Ward No - 4 743 77.4% 1,081
5 Ward No - 5 753 87.4% 1,052
6 Ward No - 6 1,002 81.2% 1,066
7 Ward No - 7 747 88.4% 1,058
8 Ward No - 8 929 85.8% 1,020
9 Ward No - 9 775 77.4% 982
10 Ward No - 10 1,848 82.1% 1,024
11 Ward No - 11 626 87.7% 1,019
12 Ward No - 12 671 77.2% 1,003
13 Ward No - 13 1,474 82.1% 1,005
14 Ward No - 14 879 86.5% 1,007
15 Ward No - 15 1,482 77.7% 942
16 Ward No - 16 1,019 82.8% 1,030
17 Ward No - 17 1,089 82% 1,013
18 Ward No - 18 1,112 81% 1,022

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