Vilathurai Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Vilathurai is a Census Town city situated in Vilavancode taluka of Kanniyakumari district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,171 families residing in the Vilathurai city. The total population of Vilathurai is 19,758 out of which 9,803 are males and 9,955 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vilathurai is 1,016.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vilathurai city is 1787 which is 9% of the total population. There are 904 male children and 883 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vilathurai is 977 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,016).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vilathurai is 90.9%. Thus Vilathurai has lower literacy rate compared to 91.7% of Kanniyakumari district. The male literacy rate is 94.1% and the female literacy rate is 87.76% in Vilathurai.

Vilathurai Census Town has total administration over 5,171 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Vilathurai Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,787 904 883
Literacy 90.9% 85.4% 80%
Scheduled Caste 204 103 101
Scheduled Tribe 2 1 1
Illiterate 3,422 1,429 1,993

Caste-wise Population - Vilathurai

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Vilathurai.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 204 103 101
Schedule Tribe 2 1 1

Religion-wise Population - Vilathurai

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Vilathurai is 10,756 which is 54.44% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Vilathurai is 22 which is 0.11% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Vilathurai as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 10,756 (54.44%) 5,403 5,353
Muslim 22 (0.11%) 9 13
Christian 8,891 (45%) 4,349 4,542
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 88 (0.45%) 41 47

Literacy Rate - Vilathurai

The total literacy rate of Vilathurai was 90.9% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 16,336 literates, males were 8,374 while females were 7,962. Also the male literacy rate was 94.1% and the female literacy rate was 87.76% in Vilathurai.

  Vilathurai Tamil Nadu
Female 87.76% 73.44%
Male 94.1% 86.77%
Total 90.9% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Vilathurai

The Sex Ratio of Vilathurai is 1,016. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,016 females in Vilathurai. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 977 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,016 ) of Vilathurai.

Child Population - Vilathurai

According to Census 2011, there were 1,787 children between age 0 to 6 years in Vilathurai. Out of which 904 were male while 883 were female.

Working Population - Vilathurai

In Vilathurai Census Town out of total population, 7,000 were engaged in work activities. 71.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,000 workers engaged in Main Work, 69 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 696 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,999 4,054 945
Cultivators 69 65 4
Agriculture Labourer 696 659 37
Household Industries 119 57 62
Other Workers 4,115 3,273 842
Marginal Workers 2,001 1,368 633
Non Working 12,758 4,381 8,377

Vilathurai Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Vilathurai is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 19,758 82.7% 1,016

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