Vilathikulam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Vilathikulam is a Town Panchayat city situated in Vilathikulam taluka of Thoothukkudi district. The Vilathikulam city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,042 families residing in the Vilathikulam city. The total population of Vilathikulam is 15,277 out of which 7,681 are males and 7,596 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vilathikulam is 989.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vilathikulam city is 1603 which is 10% of the total population. There are 807 male children and 796 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vilathikulam is 986 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (989).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vilathikulam is 88.6%. Thus Vilathikulam has higher literacy rate compared to 86.2% of Thoothukkudi district. The male literacy rate is 93.79% and the female literacy rate is 83.32% in Vilathikulam.

Vilathikulam Town Panchayat has total administration over 4,042 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.

Vilathikulam Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,603 807 796
Literacy 88.6% 83.9% 74.6%
Scheduled Caste 3,275 1,625 1,650
Scheduled Tribe 20 10 10
Illiterate 3,164 1,234 1,930

Caste-wise Population - Vilathikulam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Vilathikulam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,275 1,625 1,650
Schedule Tribe 20 10 10

Religion-wise Population - Vilathikulam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Vilathikulam is 13,950 which is 91.31% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Vilathikulam is 274 which is 1.79% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Vilathikulam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 13,950 (91.31%) 6,991 6,959
Muslim 274 (1.79%) 147 127
Christian 1,027 (6.72%) 521 506
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 3 (0.02%) 3 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 23 (0.15%) 19 4

Literacy Rate - Vilathikulam

The total literacy rate of Vilathikulam was 88.58% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 12,113 literates, males were 6,447 while females were 5,666. Also the male literacy rate was 93.79% and the female literacy rate was 83.32% in Vilathikulam.

  Vilathikulam Tamil Nadu
Female 83.32% 73.44%
Male 93.79% 86.77%
Total 88.58% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Vilathikulam

The Sex Ratio of Vilathikulam is 989. Thus per every 1000 men there were 989 females in Vilathikulam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 986 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 989 ) of Vilathikulam.

Child Population - Vilathikulam

According to Census 2011, there were 1,603 children between age 0 to 6 years in Vilathikulam. Out of which 807 were male while 796 were female.

Working Population - Vilathikulam

In Vilathikulam Town Panchayat out of total population, 6,496 were engaged in work activities. 85.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,496 workers engaged in Main Work, 212 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,036 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,532 3,939 1,593
Cultivators 212 175 37
Agriculture Labourer 1,036 464 572
Household Industries 153 50 103
Other Workers 4,131 3,250 881
Marginal Workers 964 475 489
Non Working 8,781 3,267 5,514

Vilathikulam Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 715 89.9% 1,066
2 Ward No - 2 813 82.4% 983
3 Ward No - 3 624 84.5% 1,000
4 Ward No - 4 591 79.4% 938
5 Ward No - 5 715 80.7% 1,003
6 Ward No - 6 1,019 65% 1,014
7 Ward No - 7 1,070 69.7% 960
8 Ward No - 8 583 63.8% 1,082
9 Ward No - 9 1,079 72.9% 1,002
10 Ward No - 10 2,030 82.3% 994
11 Ward No - 11 1,075 80.4% 991
12 Ward No - 12 1,557 80.9% 854
13 Ward No - 13 1,325 84.8% 966
14 Ward No - 14 1,032 85.7% 929
15 Ward No - 15 1,049 82% 1,218

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