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

Reethapuram is a Town Panchayat city situated in Kalkulam taluka of Kanniyakumari district. The Reethapuram city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 5,210 families residing in the Reethapuram city. The total population of Reethapuram is 21,177 out of which 10,575 are males and 10,602 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Reethapuram is 1,003.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Reethapuram city is 2270 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1164 male children and 1106 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Reethapuram is 950 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,003).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Reethapuram is 92.1%. Thus Reethapuram has a higher literacy rate compared to 91.7% of Kanniyakumari district. The male literacy rate is 92.93% and the female literacy rate is 91.29% in Reethapuram.

Population
21,177
Literacy
92.1%
Sex Ratio
1,003

Reethapuram Town Panchayat has total administration over 5,210 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.

Reethapuram Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,270 1,164 1,106
Literacy 92.1% 82.7% 81.8%
Scheduled Caste 873 442 431
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 3,762 1,829 1,933

Caste-wise Population - Reethapuram

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Reethapuram.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 873 442 431
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Reethapuram

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Reethapuram is 5,639 which is 26.63% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Reethapuram is 40 which is 0.19% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Reethapuram as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,639 (26.63%) 2,769 2,870
Muslim 40 (0.19%) 19 21
Christian 15,483 (73.11%) 7,776 7,707
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 13 (0.06%) 10 3

Literacy Rate - Reethapuram

The total literacy rate of Reethapuram was 92.11% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 17,415 literates, males were 8,746 while females were 8,669. Also the male literacy rate was 92.93% and the female literacy rate was 91.29% in Reethapuram.

  Reethapuram Tamil Nadu
Female 91.29% 73.44%
Male 92.93% 86.77%
Total 92.11% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Reethapuram

The Sex Ratio of Reethapuram is 1,003. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,003 females in Reethapuram. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 950 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,003 ) of Reethapuram.


Child Population - Reethapuram

According to Census 2011, there were 2,270 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Reethapuram. Out of which 1,164 were male while 1,106 were female.


Working Population - Reethapuram

In Reethapuram Town Panchayat out of total population, 7,082 were engaged in work activities. 81.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,082 workers engaged in Main Work, 78 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 87 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,747 5,025 722
Cultivators 78 62 16
Agriculture Labourer 87 79 8
Household Industries 74 39 35
Other Workers 5,508 4,845 663
Marginal Workers 1,335 782 553
Non Working 14,095 4,768 9,327

Reethapuram Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,771 80.6% 974
2 Ward No - 2 2,542 77.3% 955
3 Ward No - 3 963 86.3% 1,093
4 Ward No - 4 1,314 85.8% 1,082
5 Ward No - 5 1,254 84.7% 923
6 Ward No - 6 1,143 82.9% 1,030
7 Ward No - 7 1,362 78.6% 983
8 Ward No - 8 1,733 83% 954
9 Ward No - 9 1,404 80.6% 1,137
10 Ward No - 10 1,275 87.1% 968
11 Ward No - 11 1,121 83.7% 1,053
12 Ward No - 12 1,004 85.3% 1,100
13 Ward No - 13 840 88% 940
14 Ward No - 14 992 81% 1,000
15 Ward No - 15 1,459 79.6% 990

Map of Reethapuram, Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu


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