Veerakeralam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Veerakeralam is a Town Panchayat city situated in Coimbatore North taluka of Coimbatore district. The Veerakeralam city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,536 families residing in the Veerakeralam city. The total population of Veerakeralam is 23,841 out of which 11,850 are males and 11,991 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Veerakeralam is 1,012.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Veerakeralam city is 2109 which is 9% of the total population. There are 1043 male children and 1066 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Veerakeralam is 1,022 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,012).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Veerakeralam is 90%. Thus Veerakeralam has higher literacy rate compared to 84% of Coimbatore district. The male literacy rate is 93.49% and the female literacy rate is 86.51% in Veerakeralam.

Veerakeralam Town Panchayat has total administration over 6,536 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.

Veerakeralam Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,109 1,043 1,066
Literacy 90% 85.3% 78.8%
Scheduled Caste 2,056 985 1,071
Scheduled Tribe 4 2 2
Illiterate 4,287 1,747 2,540

Caste-wise Population - Veerakeralam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Veerakeralam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,056 985 1,071
Schedule Tribe 4 2 2

Religion-wise Population - Veerakeralam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Veerakeralam is 22,284 which is 93.47% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Veerakeralam is 295 which is 1.24% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Veerakeralam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 22,284 (93.47%) 11,091 11,193
Muslim 295 (1.24%) 143 152
Christian 1,229 (5.15%) 598 631
Sikh 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Buddhist 4 (0.02%) 1 3
Jain 4 (0.02%) 3 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 23 (0.1%) 13 10

Literacy Rate - Veerakeralam

The total literacy rate of Veerakeralam was 89.98% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 19,554 literates, males were 10,103 while females were 9,451. Also the male literacy rate was 93.49% and the female literacy rate was 86.51% in Veerakeralam.

  Veerakeralam Tamil Nadu
Female 86.51% 73.44%
Male 93.49% 86.77%
Total 89.98% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Veerakeralam

The Sex Ratio of Veerakeralam is 1,012. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,012 females in Veerakeralam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,022 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,012 ) of Veerakeralam.

Child Population - Veerakeralam

According to Census 2011, there were 2,109 children between age 0 to 6 years in Veerakeralam. Out of which 1,043 were male while 1,066 were female.

Working Population - Veerakeralam

In Veerakeralam Town Panchayat out of total population, 10,112 were engaged in work activities. 86.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,112 workers engaged in Main Work, 62 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 647 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,760 6,363 2,397
Cultivators 62 49 13
Agriculture Labourer 647 324 323
Household Industries 195 109 86
Other Workers 7,856 5,881 1,975
Marginal Workers 1,352 832 520
Non Working 13,729 4,655 9,074

Veerakeralam Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,009 89% 985
2 Ward No - 2 4,408 82.6% 1,017
3 Ward No - 3 1,905 89.3% 984
4 Ward No - 4 1,604 85.1% 963
5 Ward No - 5 1,279 88.7% 1,002
6 Ward No - 6 1,780 83.8% 1,027
7 Ward No - 7 1,533 79% 1,036
8 Ward No - 8 1,071 83% 1,025
9 Ward No - 9 923 78.8% 1,047
10 Ward No - 10 1,738 80.6% 944
11 Ward No - 11 1,095 84.5% 1,039
12 Ward No - 12 1,222 73.3% 993
13 Ward No - 13 1,145 75.4% 1,037
14 Ward No - 14 1,027 77.8% 1,092
15 Ward No - 15 1,102 65.2% 1,083

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