Karunguzhi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Karunguzhi is a Town Panchayat city situated in Maduranthakam taluka of Kancheepuram district. The Karunguzhi city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 3,075 families residing in the Karunguzhi city. The total population of Karunguzhi is 12,485 out of which 6,245 are males and 6,240 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Karunguzhi is 999.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Karunguzhi city is 1300 which is 10% of the total population. There are 668 male children and 632 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Karunguzhi is 946 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (999).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Karunguzhi is 81.7%. Thus Karunguzhi has a lower literacy rate compared to 84.5% of Kancheepuram district. The male literacy rate is 88.27% and the female literacy rate is 75.07% in Karunguzhi.

Population
12,485
Literacy
81.7%
Sex Ratio
999

Karunguzhi Town Panchayat has total administration over 3,075 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.

Karunguzhi Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,300 668 632
Literacy 81.7% 78.8% 67.5%
Scheduled Caste 4,577 2,322 2,255
Scheduled Tribe 135 65 70
Illiterate 3,352 1,322 2,030

Caste-wise Population - Karunguzhi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 36.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.1% of total population in Karunguzhi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,577 2,322 2,255
Schedule Tribe 135 65 70

Religion-wise Population - Karunguzhi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Karunguzhi is 11,606 which is 92.96% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Karunguzhi is 679 which is 5.44% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Karunguzhi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 11,606 (92.96%) 5,824 5,782
Muslim 679 (5.44%) 319 360
Christian 141 (1.13%) 70 71
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Buddhist 13 (0.1%) 6 7
Jain 13 (0.1%) 7 6
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 32 (0.26%) 18 14

Literacy Rate - Karunguzhi

The total literacy rate of Karunguzhi was 81.65% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 9,133 literates, males were 4,923 while females were 4,210. Also the male literacy rate was 88.27% and the female literacy rate was 75.07% in Karunguzhi.

  Karunguzhi Tamil Nadu
Female 75.07% 73.44%
Male 88.27% 86.77%
Total 81.65% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Karunguzhi

The Sex Ratio of Karunguzhi is 999. Thus per every 1000 men there were 999 females in Karunguzhi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 946 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 999 ) of Karunguzhi.


Child Population - Karunguzhi

According to Census 2011, there were 1,300 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Karunguzhi. Out of which 668 were male while 632 were female.


Working Population - Karunguzhi

In Karunguzhi Town Panchayat out of total population, 4,950 were engaged in work activities. 85.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,950 workers engaged in Main Work, 54 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 745 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,231 3,222 1,009
Cultivators 54 52 2
Agriculture Labourer 745 544 201
Household Industries 145 65 80
Other Workers 3,287 2,561 726
Marginal Workers 719 461 258
Non Working 7,535 2,562 4,973

Karunguzhi Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,151 79.1% 1,055
2 Ward No - 2 709 63.5% 1,043
3 Ward No - 3 1,431 69% 911
4 Ward No - 4 303 67.7% 993
5 Ward No - 5 715 85.3% 992
6 Ward No - 6 767 82.7% 972
7 Ward No - 7 982 84.1% 1,054
8 Ward No - 8 897 74.6% 1,101
9 Ward No - 9 779 73.6% 1,003
10 Ward No - 10 884 68.2% 973
11 Ward No - 11 520 66.5% 1,023
12 Ward No - 12 581 68% 956
13 Ward No - 13 1,214 59.8% 990
14 Ward No - 14 764 78.1% 1,000
15 Ward No - 15 788 76.1% 965

Map of Karunguzhi, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu


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