Vaikom Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kottayam, Kerala - Census 2011

Vaikom is a Municipality city situated in Vaikom taluka of Kottayam district. The Vaikom city is divided into 23 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,068 families residing in the Vaikom city. The total population of Vaikom is 23,234 out of which 11,304 are males and 11,930 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vaikom is 1,055.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vaikom city is 1807 which is 8% of the total population. There are 922 male children and 885 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vaikom is 960 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,055).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vaikom is 96.8%. Thus Vaikom has lower literacy rate compared to 97.2% of Kottayam district. The male literacy rate is 98.3% and the female literacy rate is 95.47% in Vaikom.

Vaikom Municipality has total administration over 6,068 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.

Vaikom Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,807 922 885
Literacy 96.8% 90.3% 88.4%
Scheduled Caste 1,820 867 953
Scheduled Tribe 109 53 56
Illiterate 2,484 1,099 1,385

Caste-wise Population - Vaikom

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Vaikom.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,820 867 953
Schedule Tribe 109 53 56

Religion-wise Population - Vaikom

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Vaikom is 19,727 which is 84.91% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Vaikom is 644 which is 2.77% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Vaikom as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 19,727 (84.91%) 9,608 10,119
Muslim 644 (2.77%) 316 328
Christian 2,713 (11.68%) 1,303 1,410
Sikh 9 (0.04%) 6 3
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 15 (0.06%) 5 10
No Religion Specified 126 (0.54%) 66 60

Literacy Rate - Vaikom

The total literacy rate of Vaikom was 96.84% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 20,750 literates, males were 10,205 while females were 10,545. Also the male literacy rate was 98.3% and the female literacy rate was 95.47% in Vaikom.

  Vaikom Kerala
Female 95.47% 92.07%
Male 98.3% 96.11%
Total 96.84% 94%

Sex Ratio - Vaikom

The Sex Ratio of Vaikom is 1,055. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,055 females in Vaikom. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 960 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,055 ) of Vaikom.

Child Population - Vaikom

According to Census 2011, there were 1,807 children between age 0 to 6 years in Vaikom. Out of which 922 were male while 885 were female.

Working Population - Vaikom

In Vaikom Municipality out of total population, 9,158 were engaged in work activities. 81.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,158 workers engaged in Main Work, 159 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 83 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,500 5,417 2,083
Cultivators 159 101 58
Agriculture Labourer 83 71 12
Household Industries 229 149 80
Other Workers 7,029 5,096 1,933
Marginal Workers 1,658 795 863
Non Working 14,076 5,092 8,984

Vaikom Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Vaikom is further divided into 23 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 959 91.6% 1,045
2 Ward No - 2 1,046 89.7% 948
3 Ward No - 3 1,040 89.7% 1,076
4 Ward No - 4 1,072 90.2% 1,110
5 Ward No - 5 1,042 91.4% 1,076
6 Ward No - 6 1,027 86.6% 1,006
7 Ward No - 7 1,074 86.7% 1,073
8 Ward No - 8 1,098 90.9% 1,091
9 Ward No - 9 1,107 90.3% 1,093
10 Ward No - 10 961 89.7% 1,067
11 Ward No - 11 1,063 91.9% 1,052
12 Ward No - 12 991 90.9% 974
13 Ward No - 13 1,045 87.6% 1,037
14 Ward No - 14 1,039 90.4% 1,091
15 Ward No - 15 854 88.5% 1,103
16 Ward No - 16 845 90.1% 1,123
17 Ward No - 17 902 91.7% 965
18 Ward No - 18 889 89% 1,117
19 Ward No - 19 1,178 89% 1,078
20 Ward No - 20 902 85.6% 1,022
21 Ward No - 21 1,035 86.4% 1,062
22 Ward No - 22 1,184 86.9% 1,041
23 Ward No - 23 881 89.9% 1,049

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