Vallam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Vallam is a Census Town city situated in Chengalpattu taluka of Kancheepuram district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,884 families residing in the Vallam city. The total population of Vallam is 7,745 out of which 3,853 are males and 3,892 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vallam is 1,010.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vallam city is 890 which is 11% of the total population. There are 468 male children and 422 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vallam is 902 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,010).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vallam is 86.3%. Thus Vallam has higher literacy rate compared to 84.5% of Kancheepuram district. The male literacy rate is 92.73% and the female literacy rate is 79.94% in Vallam.

Vallam Census Town has total administration over 1,884 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.

Vallam Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 890 468 422
Literacy 86.3% 81.5% 71.3%
Scheduled Caste 2,806 1,393 1,413
Scheduled Tribe 279 139 140
Illiterate 1,832 714 1,118

Caste-wise Population - Vallam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 36.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.6% of total population in Vallam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,806 1,393 1,413
Schedule Tribe 279 139 140

Religion-wise Population - Vallam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Vallam is 7,180 which is 92.7% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Vallam is 127 which is 1.64% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Vallam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,180 (92.7%) 3,569 3,611
Muslim 127 (1.64%) 67 60
Christian 386 (4.98%) 197 189
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 2 (0.03%) 0 2
Jain 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 49 (0.63%) 20 29

Literacy Rate - Vallam

The total literacy rate of Vallam was 86.26% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 5,913 literates, males were 3,139 while females were 2,774. Also the male literacy rate was 92.73% and the female literacy rate was 79.94% in Vallam.

  Vallam Tamil Nadu
Female 79.94% 73.44%
Male 92.73% 86.77%
Total 86.26% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Vallam

The Sex Ratio of Vallam is 1,010. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,010 females in Vallam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 902 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,010 ) of Vallam.

Child Population - Vallam

According to Census 2011, there were 890 children between age 0 to 6 years in Vallam. Out of which 468 were male while 422 were female.

Working Population - Vallam

In Vallam Census Town out of total population, 3,079 were engaged in work activities. 78.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,079 workers engaged in Main Work, 18 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 37 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,428 1,854 574
Cultivators 18 13 5
Agriculture Labourer 37 25 12
Household Industries 33 21 12
Other Workers 2,340 1,795 545
Marginal Workers 651 379 272
Non Working 4,666 1,620 3,046

Vallam Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 7,745 76.3% 1,010

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