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

Ganapathipuram is a Town Panchayat city situated in Agastheeswaram taluka of Kanniyakumari district. The Ganapathipuram city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 3,880 families residing in the Ganapathipuram city. The total population of Ganapathipuram is 14,598 out of which 7,299 are males and 7,299 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ganapathipuram is 1,000.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Ganapathipuram city is 1455 which is 10% of the total population. There are 742 male children and 713 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ganapathipuram is 961 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,000).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ganapathipuram is 90.2%. Thus Ganapathipuram has a lower literacy rate compared to 91.7% of Kanniyakumari district. The male literacy rate is 91.76% and the female literacy rate is 88.6% in Ganapathipuram.

Population
14,598
Literacy
90.2%
Sex Ratio
1,000

Ganapathipuram Town Panchayat has total administration over 3,880 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.

Ganapathipuram Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,455 742 713
Literacy 90.2% 82.4% 79.9%
Scheduled Caste 325 155 170
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,746 1,282 1,464

Caste-wise Population - Ganapathipuram

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Ganapathipuram.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 325 155 170
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Ganapathipuram

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ganapathipuram is 9,400 which is 64.39% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ganapathipuram is 22 which is 0.15% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Ganapathipuram as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 9,400 (64.39%) 4,660 4,740
Muslim 22 (0.15%) 11 11
Christian 5,164 (35.37%) 2,625 2,539
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Buddhist 4 (0.03%) 1 3
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 6 (0.04%) 2 4

Literacy Rate - Ganapathipuram

The total literacy rate of Ganapathipuram was 90.18% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 11,852 literates, males were 6,017 while females were 5,835. Also the male literacy rate was 91.76% and the female literacy rate was 88.6% in Ganapathipuram.

  Ganapathipuram Tamil Nadu
Female 88.6% 73.44%
Male 91.76% 86.77%
Total 90.18% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Ganapathipuram

The Sex Ratio of Ganapathipuram is 1,000. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,000 females in Ganapathipuram. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 961 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,000 ) of Ganapathipuram.


Child Population - Ganapathipuram

According to Census 2011, there were 1,455 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Ganapathipuram. Out of which 742 were male while 713 were female.


Working Population - Ganapathipuram

In Ganapathipuram Town Panchayat out of total population, 5,484 were engaged in work activities. 74.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,484 workers engaged in Main Work, 61 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 459 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,085 3,487 598
Cultivators 61 59 2
Agriculture Labourer 459 432 27
Household Industries 216 72 144
Other Workers 3,349 2,924 425
Marginal Workers 1,399 720 679
Non Working 9,114 3,092 6,022

Ganapathipuram Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,123 81.7% 991
2 Ward No - 2 1,026 82.5% 1,044
3 Ward No - 3 1,393 78.2% 1,040
4 Ward No - 4 938 86.2% 996
5 Ward No - 5 751 85.6% 921
6 Ward No - 6 1,268 75.9% 1,065
7 Ward No - 7 1,296 81.7% 940
8 Ward No - 8 527 79.9% 945
9 Ward No - 9 1,010 77.3% 935
10 Ward No - 10 1,050 78% 1,008
11 Ward No - 11 604 82.9% 1,105
12 Ward No - 12 746 85.7% 1,016
13 Ward No - 13 787 82.2% 968
14 Ward No - 14 1,302 82.7% 979
15 Ward No - 15 777 82.5% 1,066

Map of Ganapathipuram, Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu


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