Kalkulam Population, Caste, Working Data Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Kalkulam is a village situated in Kalkulam taluka of Kanniyakumari district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,772 families residing in the village Kalkulam. The total population of Kalkulam is 6,705 out of which 3,324 are males and 3,381 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kalkulam is 1,017.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kalkulam village is 583 which is 9% of the total population. There are 302 male children and 281 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kalkulam is 930 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,017) of Kalkulam village.

Population
6,705
Families
1,772
Literacy
92.32%
Sex Ratio
1,017

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kalkulam is 92.3%. Thus Kalkulam village has higher literacy rate compared to 82.8% of Kanniyakumari district. The male literacy rate is 94.18% and the female literacy rate is 90.52% in Kalkulam village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kalkulam village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Kalkulam Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kalkulam village.

Total Male Female
Children 583 302 281
Literacy 92.32% 94.18% 90.52%
Scheduled Caste 377 193 184
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,053 478 575

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kalkulam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kalkulam village out of total population, 2,435 were engaged in work activities. 92.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,435 workers engaged in Main Work, 83 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 451 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,242 1,879 363
Cultivators 83 77 6
Agriculture Labourer 451 359 92
Household Industries 29 12 17
Other Workers 1,679 1,431 248
Marginal Workers 193 85 108
Non Working 4,270 1,360 2,910

Nearby Villages to Kalkulam,

Below are the list of villages near Kalkulam village in Kalkulam.

Village Population
Thackalai 9,551
Colachel 9,836
Valvachagostam 5,579
Thalakkulam 8,986
Veeyanoor 3,009
Kurunthencode 9,050
Attoor 11,699
Kadiapattinam 26,589
Mecode 5,541
Veerapuli R.F. 1,663

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