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

Gandipuram is a Census Town city situated in Agastheeswaram taluka of Kanniyakumari district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 1,625 families residing in the Gandipuram city. The total population of Gandipuram is 6,106 out of which 3,080 are males and 3,026 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gandipuram is 982.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Gandipuram city is 576 which is 9% of the total population. There are 299 male children and 277 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gandipuram is 926 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (982).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gandipuram is 94.7%. Thus Gandipuram has a higher literacy rate compared to 91.7% of Kanniyakumari district. The male literacy rate is 96.08% and the female literacy rate is 93.38% in Gandipuram.

Population
6,106
Literacy
94.7%
Sex Ratio
982

Gandipuram Census Town has total administration over 1,625 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.

Gandipuram Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 576 299 277
Literacy 94.7% 86.8% 84.8%
Scheduled Caste 217 109 108
Scheduled Tribe 4 3 1
Illiterate 867 408 459

Caste-wise Population - Gandipuram

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Gandipuram.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 217 109 108
Schedule Tribe 4 3 1

Religion-wise Population - Gandipuram

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gandipuram is 4,967 which is 81.35% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gandipuram is 503 which is 8.24% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Gandipuram as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,967 (81.35%) 2,517 2,450
Muslim 503 (8.24%) 240 263
Christian 635 (10.4%) 323 312
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 - Gandipuram

The total literacy rate of Gandipuram was 94.74% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 5,239 literates, males were 2,672 while females were 2,567. Also the male literacy rate was 96.08% and the female literacy rate was 93.38% in Gandipuram.

  Gandipuram Tamil Nadu
Female 93.38% 73.44%
Male 96.08% 86.77%
Total 94.74% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Gandipuram

The Sex Ratio of Gandipuram is 982. Thus per every 1000 men there were 982 females in Gandipuram. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 926 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 982 ) of Gandipuram.


Child Population - Gandipuram

According to Census 2011, there were 576 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Gandipuram. Out of which 299 were male while 277 were female.


Working Population - Gandipuram

In Gandipuram Census Town out of total population, 2,069 were engaged in work activities. 89.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,069 workers engaged in Main Work, 38 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 169 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,848 1,522 326
Cultivators 38 32 6
Agriculture Labourer 169 160 9
Household Industries 38 17 21
Other Workers 1,603 1,313 290
Marginal Workers 221 154 67
Non Working 4,037 1,404 2,633

Gandipuram Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,106 85.8% 982

Map of Gandipuram, Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu


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