Alangulam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Alangulam is a Census Town city situated in Sivakasi taluka of Virudhunagar district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 1,364 families residing in the Alangulam city. The total population of Alangulam is 4,930 out of which 2,475 are males and 2,455 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Alangulam is 992.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Alangulam city is 456 which is 9% of the total population. There are 236 male children and 220 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Alangulam is 932 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (992).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Alangulam is 85.1%. Thus Alangulam has a higher literacy rate compared to 80.2% of Virudhunagar district. The male literacy rate is 91.65% and the female literacy rate is 78.61% in Alangulam.

Population
4,930
Literacy
85.1%
Sex Ratio
992

Alangulam Census Town has total administration over 1,364 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Alangulam Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 456 236 220
Literacy 85.1% 82.9% 71.6%
Scheduled Caste 807 398 409
Scheduled Tribe 1 1 0
Illiterate 1,121 423 698

Caste-wise Population - Alangulam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Alangulam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 807 398 409
Schedule Tribe 1 1 0

Religion-wise Population - Alangulam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Alangulam is 4,812 which is 97.61% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Alangulam is 14 which is 0.28% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Alangulam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,812 (97.61%) 2,412 2,400
Muslim 14 (0.28%) 9 5
Christian 103 (2.09%) 54 49
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 1 (0.02%) 0 1

Literacy Rate - Alangulam

The total literacy rate of Alangulam was 85.14% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 3,809 literates, males were 2,052 while females were 1,757. Also the male literacy rate was 91.65% and the female literacy rate was 78.61% in Alangulam.

  Alangulam Tamil Nadu
Female 78.61% 73.44%
Male 91.65% 86.77%
Total 85.14% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Alangulam

The Sex Ratio of Alangulam is 992. Thus per every 1000 men there were 992 females in Alangulam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 932 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 992 ) of Alangulam.


Child Population - Alangulam

According to Census 2011, there were 456 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Alangulam. Out of which 236 were male while 220 were female.


Working Population - Alangulam

In Alangulam Census Town out of total population, 2,183 were engaged in work activities. 90.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,183 workers engaged in Main Work, 109 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 423 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,968 1,350 618
Cultivators 109 98 11
Agriculture Labourer 423 191 232
Household Industries 85 61 24
Other Workers 1,351 1,000 351
Marginal Workers 215 103 112
Non Working 2,747 1,022 1,725

Alangulam Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,930 77.3% 992

Map of Alangulam, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu


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