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

Vallam is a Town Panchayat city situated in Thanjavur taluka of Thanjavur district. The Vallam city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,840 families residing in the Vallam city. The total population of Vallam is 16,758 out of which 7,812 are males and 8,946 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vallam is 1,145.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vallam city is 1619 which is 10% of the total population. There are 877 male children and 742 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vallam is 846 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,145).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vallam is 89%. Thus Vallam has higher literacy rate compared to 82.6% of Thanjavur district. The male literacy rate is 93.51% and the female literacy rate is 85.21% in Vallam.

Vallam Town Panchayat has total administration over 3,840 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.

Vallam Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,619 877 742
Literacy 89% 83% 78.1%
Scheduled Caste 1,462 717 745
Scheduled Tribe 60 25 35
Illiterate 3,282 1,327 1,955

Caste-wise Population - Vallam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Vallam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,462 717 745
Schedule Tribe 60 25 35

Religion-wise Population - Vallam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Vallam is 11,417 which is 68.13% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Vallam is 2,468 which is 14.73% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Vallam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 11,417 (68.13%) 5,288 6,129
Muslim 2,468 (14.73%) 1,129 1,339
Christian 2,858 (17.05%) 1,389 1,469
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 5 (0.03%) 1 4
Jain 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 9 (0.05%) 4 5

Literacy Rate - Vallam

The total literacy rate of Vallam was 89.02% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 13,476 literates, males were 6,485 while females were 6,991. Also the male literacy rate was 93.51% and the female literacy rate was 85.21% in Vallam.

  Vallam Tamil Nadu
Female 85.21% 73.44%
Male 93.51% 86.77%
Total 89.02% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Vallam

The Sex Ratio of Vallam is 1,145. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,145 females in Vallam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 846 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,145 ) of Vallam.

Child Population - Vallam

According to Census 2011, there were 1,619 children between age 0 to 6 years in Vallam. Out of which 877 were male while 742 were female.

Working Population - Vallam

In Vallam Town Panchayat out of total population, 5,374 were engaged in work activities. 85.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,374 workers engaged in Main Work, 349 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 855 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,575 3,573 1,002
Cultivators 349 324 25
Agriculture Labourer 855 497 358
Household Industries 134 70 64
Other Workers 3,237 2,682 555
Marginal Workers 799 561 238
Non Working 11,384 3,678 7,706

Vallam Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,383 70.8% 1,031
2 Ward No - 2 3,639 90.8% 1,627
3 Ward No - 3 1,606 67.1% 1,000
4 Ward No - 4 1,179 78.4% 1,036
5 Ward No - 5 810 80.5% 976
6 Ward No - 6 572 73.3% 972
7 Ward No - 7 675 74.8% 985
8 Ward No - 8 625 82.1% 1,042
9 Ward No - 9 845 83.9% 1,036
10 Ward No - 10 972 82% 1,086
11 Ward No - 11 683 85.8% 1,082
12 Ward No - 12 620 86.3% 1,074
13 Ward No - 13 725 83.3% 1,114
14 Ward No - 14 1,453 75.5% 1,088
15 Ward No - 15 971 79.7% 1,062

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