Vettavalam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Vettavalam is a Town Panchayat city situated in Tiruvannamalai taluka of Tiruvannamalai district. The Vettavalam city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,414 families residing in the Vettavalam city. The total population of Vettavalam is 15,506 out of which 7,681 are males and 7,825 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vettavalam is 1,019.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vettavalam city is 1709 which is 11% of the total population. There are 849 male children and 860 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vettavalam is 1,013 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,019).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vettavalam is 82.5%. Thus Vettavalam has higher literacy rate compared to 74.2% of Tiruvannamalai district. The male literacy rate is 89.81% and the female literacy rate is 75.25% in Vettavalam.

Vettavalam Town Panchayat has total administration over 3,414 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.

Vettavalam Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,709 849 860
Literacy 82.5% 79.9% 67%
Scheduled Caste 2,544 1,293 1,251
Scheduled Tribe 513 250 263
Illiterate 4,129 1,545 2,584

Caste-wise Population - Vettavalam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.3% of total population in Vettavalam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,544 1,293 1,251
Schedule Tribe 513 250 263

Religion-wise Population - Vettavalam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Vettavalam is 12,078 which is 77.89% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Vettavalam is 611 which is 3.94% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Vettavalam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 12,078 (77.89%) 6,024 6,054
Muslim 611 (3.94%) 295 316
Christian 2,221 (14.32%) 1,113 1,108
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 595 (3.84%) 249 346

Literacy Rate - Vettavalam

The total literacy rate of Vettavalam was 82.46% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 11,377 literates, males were 6,136 while females were 5,241. Also the male literacy rate was 89.81% and the female literacy rate was 75.25% in Vettavalam.

  Vettavalam Tamil Nadu
Female 75.25% 73.44%
Male 89.81% 86.77%
Total 82.46% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Vettavalam

The Sex Ratio of Vettavalam is 1,019. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,019 females in Vettavalam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,013 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,019 ) of Vettavalam.

Child Population - Vettavalam

According to Census 2011, there were 1,709 children between age 0 to 6 years in Vettavalam. Out of which 849 were male while 860 were female.

Working Population - Vettavalam

In Vettavalam Town Panchayat out of total population, 6,220 were engaged in work activities. 66.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,220 workers engaged in Main Work, 352 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 799 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,109 2,995 1,114
Cultivators 352 278 74
Agriculture Labourer 799 447 352
Household Industries 153 81 72
Other Workers 2,805 2,189 616
Marginal Workers 2,111 1,113 998
Non Working 9,286 3,573 5,713

Vettavalam Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,380 60.7% 1,044
2 Ward No - 2 865 77.2% 1,012
3 Ward No - 3 1,176 74.7% 1,000
4 Ward No - 4 1,554 73.4% 987
5 Ward No - 5 649 63.8% 991
6 Ward No - 6 888 74.9% 1,014
7 Ward No - 7 1,390 76% 986
8 Ward No - 8 1,171 69.6% 1,012
9 Ward No - 9 1,465 80.8% 1,010
10 Ward No - 10 799 86.1% 998
11 Ward No - 11 1,056 72.1% 1,000
12 Ward No - 12 728 70.7% 1,110
13 Ward No - 13 712 78.9% 1,088
14 Ward No - 14 948 71.9% 1,034
15 Ward No - 15 725 70.3% 1,083

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