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

Vellakinar is a Town Panchayat city situated in Coimbatore North taluka of Coimbatore district. The Vellakinar city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,373 families residing in the Vellakinar city. The total population of Vellakinar is 15,998 out of which 8,023 are males and 7,975 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vellakinar is 994.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vellakinar city is 1483 which is 9% of the total population. There are 785 male children and 698 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vellakinar is 889 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (994).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vellakinar is 86.7%. Thus Vellakinar has higher literacy rate compared to 84% of Coimbatore district. The male literacy rate is 91.07% and the female literacy rate is 82.42% in Vellakinar.

Vellakinar Town Panchayat has total administration over 4,373 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.

Vellakinar Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,483 785 698
Literacy 86.7% 82.2% 75.2%
Scheduled Caste 3,014 1,476 1,538
Scheduled Tribe 6 3 3
Illiterate 3,408 1,431 1,977

Caste-wise Population - Vellakinar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Vellakinar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,014 1,476 1,538
Schedule Tribe 6 3 3

Religion-wise Population - Vellakinar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Vellakinar is 14,670 which is 91.7% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Vellakinar is 234 which is 1.46% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Vellakinar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 14,670 (91.7%) 7,345 7,325
Muslim 234 (1.46%) 112 122
Christian 1,057 (6.61%) 547 510
Sikh 10 (0.06%) 7 3
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 26 (0.16%) 11 15

Literacy Rate - Vellakinar

The total literacy rate of Vellakinar was 86.74% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 12,590 literates, males were 6,592 while females were 5,998. Also the male literacy rate was 91.07% and the female literacy rate was 82.42% in Vellakinar.

  Vellakinar Tamil Nadu
Female 82.42% 73.44%
Male 91.07% 86.77%
Total 86.74% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Vellakinar

The Sex Ratio of Vellakinar is 994. Thus per every 1000 men there were 994 females in Vellakinar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 889 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 994 ) of Vellakinar.

Child Population - Vellakinar

According to Census 2011, there were 1,483 children between age 0 to 6 years in Vellakinar. Out of which 785 were male while 698 were female.

Working Population - Vellakinar

In Vellakinar Town Panchayat out of total population, 6,916 were engaged in work activities. 87.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,916 workers engaged in Main Work, 95 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 307 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,026 4,506 1,520
Cultivators 95 78 17
Agriculture Labourer 307 175 132
Household Industries 87 45 42
Other Workers 5,537 4,208 1,329
Marginal Workers 890 513 377
Non Working 9,082 3,004 6,078

Vellakinar Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 600 77.7% 1,290
2 Ward No - 2 2,921 81.5% 971
3 Ward No - 3 957 79.6% 1,045
4 Ward No - 4 591 56.2% 1,066
5 Ward No - 5 770 56.2% 1,053
6 Ward No - 6 950 74.2% 951
7 Ward No - 7 783 57.7% 977
8 Ward No - 8 823 81.4% 941
9 Ward No - 9 1,284 80.4% 911
10 Ward No - 10 1,158 85.1% 959
11 Ward No - 11 779 87.8% 1,029
12 Ward No - 12 2,916 86.7% 982
13 Ward No - 13 458 77.7% 1,101
14 Ward No - 14 426 80.5% 1,000
15 Ward No - 15 582 79% 980

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