Kalavai Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Vellore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Kalavai is a Town Panchayat city situated in Arcot taluka of Vellore district. The Kalavai city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 2,343 families residing in the Kalavai city. The total population of Kalavai is 9,773 out of which 4,790 are males and 4,983 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kalavai is 1,040.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kalavai city is 1029 which is 11% of the total population. There are 530 male children and 499 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kalavai is 942 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,040).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kalavai is 80.6%. Thus Kalavai has a higher literacy rate compared to 79.2% of Vellore district. The male literacy rate is 89.04% and the female literacy rate is 72.66% in Kalavai.

Population
9,773
Literacy
80.6%
Sex Ratio
1,040

Kalavai Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,343 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.

Kalavai Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,029 530 499
Literacy 80.6% 79.2% 65.4%
Scheduled Caste 2,392 1,216 1,176
Scheduled Tribe 91 46 45
Illiterate 2,722 997 1,725

Caste-wise Population - Kalavai

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.9% of total population in Kalavai.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,392 1,216 1,176
Schedule Tribe 91 46 45

Religion-wise Population - Kalavai

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kalavai is 7,945 which is 81.3% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kalavai is 1,768 which is 18.09% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Kalavai as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,945 (81.3%) 3,915 4,030
Muslim 1,768 (18.09%) 847 921
Christian 38 (0.39%) 18 20
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 21 (0.21%) 10 11
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 1 (0.01%) 0 1

Literacy Rate - Kalavai

The total literacy rate of Kalavai was 80.64% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 7,051 literates, males were 3,793 while females were 3,258. Also the male literacy rate was 89.04% and the female literacy rate was 72.66% in Kalavai.

  Kalavai Tamil Nadu
Female 72.66% 73.44%
Male 89.04% 86.77%
Total 80.64% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Kalavai

The Sex Ratio of Kalavai is 1,040. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,040 females in Kalavai. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 942 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,040 ) of Kalavai.


Child Population - Kalavai

According to Census 2011, there were 1,029 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Kalavai. Out of which 530 were male while 499 were female.


Working Population - Kalavai

In Kalavai Town Panchayat out of total population, 4,031 were engaged in work activities. 82.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,031 workers engaged in Main Work, 331 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 719 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,309 2,595 714
Cultivators 331 299 32
Agriculture Labourer 719 446 273
Household Industries 160 97 63
Other Workers 2,099 1,753 346
Marginal Workers 722 243 479
Non Working 5,742 1,952 3,790

Kalavai Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 469 88.3% 938
2 Ward No - 2 575 89% 1,083
3 Ward No - 3 506 81.8% 1,049
4 Ward No - 4 585 77.1% 1,127
5 Ward No - 5 759 76% 1,102
6 Ward No - 6 469 74.6% 1,075
7 Ward No - 7 878 67.4% 1,032
8 Ward No - 8 846 64.9% 1,014
9 Ward No - 9 555 78.9% 1,026
10 Ward No - 10 885 63.7% 1,025
11 Ward No - 11 483 70.4% 1,055
12 Ward No - 12 628 64.3% 1,100
13 Ward No - 13 574 69.5% 1,134
14 Ward No - 14 674 69.3% 837
15 Ward No - 15 887 65.4% 1,063

Map of Kalavai, Vellore, Tamil Nadu


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