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

Arumanai is a Town Panchayat city situated in Vilavancode taluka of Kanniyakumari district. The Arumanai city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 4,236 families residing in the Arumanai city. The total population of Arumanai is 16,283 out of which 8,021 are males and 8,262 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Arumanai is 1,030.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Arumanai city is 1537 which is 9% of the total population. There are 803 male children and 734 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Arumanai is 914 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,030).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Arumanai is 90.5%. Thus Arumanai has a lower literacy rate compared to 91.7% of Kanniyakumari district. The male literacy rate is 92.59% and the female literacy rate is 88.54% in Arumanai.

Population
16,283
Literacy
90.5%
Sex Ratio
1,030

Arumanai Town Panchayat has total administration over 4,236 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Arumanai Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,537 803 734
Literacy 90.5% 83.3% 80.7%
Scheduled Caste 426 194 232
Scheduled Tribe 16 6 10
Illiterate 2,935 1,338 1,597

Caste-wise Population - Arumanai

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Arumanai.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 426 194 232
Schedule Tribe 16 6 10

Religion-wise Population - Arumanai

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Arumanai is 7,652 which is 46.99% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Arumanai is 31 which is 0.19% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Arumanai as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,652 (46.99%) 3,777 3,875
Muslim 31 (0.19%) 12 19
Christian 8,580 (52.69%) 4,222 4,358
Sikh 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Buddhist 7 (0.04%) 4 3
Jain 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 10 (0.06%) 5 5

Literacy Rate - Arumanai

The total literacy rate of Arumanai was 90.52% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 13,348 literates, males were 6,683 while females were 6,665. Also the male literacy rate was 92.59% and the female literacy rate was 88.54% in Arumanai.

  Arumanai Tamil Nadu
Female 88.54% 73.44%
Male 92.59% 86.77%
Total 90.52% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Arumanai

The Sex Ratio of Arumanai is 1,030. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,030 females in Arumanai. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 914 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,030 ) of Arumanai.


Child Population - Arumanai

According to Census 2011, there were 1,537 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Arumanai. Out of which 803 were male while 734 were female.


Working Population - Arumanai

In Arumanai Town Panchayat out of total population, 5,847 were engaged in work activities. 79.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,847 workers engaged in Main Work, 135 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 324 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,643 3,815 828
Cultivators 135 129 6
Agriculture Labourer 324 310 14
Household Industries 140 52 88
Other Workers 4,044 3,324 720
Marginal Workers 1,204 886 318
Non Working 10,436 3,320 7,116

Arumanai Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,330 78% 1,024
2 Ward No - 2 1,103 83.7% 928
3 Ward No - 3 1,053 83.4% 1,053
4 Ward No - 4 642 83.8% 1,084
5 Ward No - 5 1,102 78.8% 923
6 Ward No - 6 536 90.1% 1,054
7 Ward No - 7 607 79.9% 1,044
8 Ward No - 8 651 78.3% 1,087
9 Ward No - 9 1,312 83.6% 1,076
10 Ward No - 10 1,109 81.7% 1,005
11 Ward No - 11 695 85.6% 952
12 Ward No - 12 1,111 85.3% 1,039
13 Ward No - 13 1,599 84.4% 996
14 Ward No - 14 2,044 80% 1,114
15 Ward No - 15 1,389 78.7% 1,061

Map of Arumanai, Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu


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