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

Sholinganallur is a Town Panchayat + Outgrowth city situated in Sholinganallur taluka of Kancheepuram district. The Sholinganallur city is divided into 16 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 9,185 families residing in the Sholinganallur city. The total population of Sholinganallur is 35,602 out of which 18,395 are males and 17,207 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sholinganallur is 935.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sholinganallur city is 4336 which is 12% of the total population. There are 2259 male children and 2077 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sholinganallur is 919 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (935).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sholinganallur is 86.5%. Thus Sholinganallur has a higher literacy rate compared to 84.5% of Kancheepuram district. The male literacy rate is 91.14% and the female literacy rate is 81.52% in Sholinganallur.

Population
35,602
Literacy
86.5%
Sex Ratio
935

Sholinganallur Town Panchayat + Outgrowth has total administration over 9,185 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Town Panchayat + Outgrowth limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Sholinganallur Town Panchayat + Outgrowth

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

Total Male Female
Children 4,336 2,259 2,077
Literacy 86.5% 80% 71.7%
Scheduled Caste 3,934 2,022 1,912
Scheduled Tribe 282 154 128
Illiterate 8,561 3,688 4,873

Caste-wise Population - Sholinganallur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Sholinganallur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,934 2,022 1,912
Schedule Tribe 282 154 128

Religion-wise Population - Sholinganallur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sholinganallur is 28,489 which is 80.02% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sholinganallur is 3,100 which is 8.71% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Sholinganallur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 28,489 (80.02%) 14,741 13,748
Muslim 3,100 (8.71%) 1,679 1,421
Christian 3,181 (8.93%) 1,642 1,539
Sikh 5 (0.01%) 3 2
Buddhist 11 (0.03%) 6 5
Jain 18 (0.05%) 9 9
Other Religion 4 (0.01%) 1 3
No Religion Specified 794 (2.23%) 314 480

Literacy Rate - Sholinganallur

The total literacy rate of Sholinganallur was 86.49% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 27,041 literates, males were 14,707 while females were 12,334. Also the male literacy rate was 91.14% and the female literacy rate was 81.52% in Sholinganallur.

  Sholinganallur Tamil Nadu
Female 81.52% 73.44%
Male 91.14% 86.77%
Total 86.49% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Sholinganallur

The Sex Ratio of Sholinganallur is 935. Thus per every 1000 men there were 935 females in Sholinganallur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 919 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 935 ) of Sholinganallur.


Child Population - Sholinganallur

According to Census 2011, there were 4,336 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Sholinganallur. Out of which 2,259 were male while 2,077 were female.


Working Population - Sholinganallur

In Sholinganallur Town Panchayat + Outgrowth out of total population, 14,149 were engaged in work activities. 92% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 14,149 workers engaged in Main Work, 48 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 111 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 13,021 9,895 3,126
Cultivators 48 34 14
Agriculture Labourer 111 73 38
Household Industries 183 100 83
Other Workers 12,679 9,688 2,991
Marginal Workers 1,128 615 513
Non Working 21,453 7,885 13,568

Sholinganallur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Sholinganallur is further divided into 16 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 966 75.4% 861
2 Ward No - 2 792 66.3% 1,005
3 Ward No - 3 1,363 79.1% 970
4 Ward No - 4 1,526 72% 1,011
5 Ward No - 5 1,907 75.8% 999
6 Ward No - 6 1,582 71.4% 852
7 Ward No - 7 2,689 70.4% 983
8 Ward No - 8 2,019 73.3% 887
9 Ward No - 9 2,931 62.9% 984
10 Ward No - 10 1,871 74.5% 988
11 Ward No - 11 2,048 78.2% 984
12 Ward No - 12 1,989 84% 862
13 Ward No - 13 1,746 85.7% 798
14 Ward No - 14 1,554 77.3% 907
15 Ward No - 15 1,661 77.4% 992
16 Ward No - 16 8,958 80.1% 923

Map of Sholinganallur, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu


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