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

Sholingur is a Town Panchayat city situated in Wallajah taluka of Vellore district. The Sholingur city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 7,359 families residing in the Sholingur city. The total population of Sholingur is 30,856 out of which 15,416 are males and 15,440 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sholingur is 1,002.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sholingur city is 3297 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1717 male children and 1580 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sholingur is 920 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,002).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sholingur is 85.6%. Thus Sholingur has a higher literacy rate compared to 79.2% of Vellore district. The male literacy rate is 92.14% and the female literacy rate is 79.16% in Sholingur.

Population
30,856
Literacy
85.6%
Sex Ratio
1,002

Sholingur Town Panchayat has total administration over 7,359 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.

Sholingur Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,297 1,717 1,580
Literacy 85.6% 81.9% 71.1%
Scheduled Caste 2,107 1,025 1,082
Scheduled Tribe 139 66 73
Illiterate 7,262 2,794 4,468

Caste-wise Population - Sholingur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Sholingur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,107 1,025 1,082
Schedule Tribe 139 66 73

Religion-wise Population - Sholingur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sholingur is 29,164 which is 94.52% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sholingur is 1,059 which is 3.43% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Sholingur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 29,164 (94.52%) 14,548 14,616
Muslim 1,059 (3.43%) 554 505
Christian 491 (1.59%) 241 250
Sikh 19 (0.06%) 13 6
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 110 (0.36%) 53 57
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 12 (0.04%) 7 5

Literacy Rate - Sholingur

The total literacy rate of Sholingur was 85.61% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 23,594 literates, males were 12,622 while females were 10,972. Also the male literacy rate was 92.14% and the female literacy rate was 79.16% in Sholingur.

  Sholingur Tamil Nadu
Female 79.16% 73.44%
Male 92.14% 86.77%
Total 85.61% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Sholingur

The Sex Ratio of Sholingur is 1,002. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,002 females in Sholingur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 920 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,002 ) of Sholingur.


Child Population - Sholingur

According to Census 2011, there were 3,297 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Sholingur. Out of which 1,717 were male while 1,580 were female.


Working Population - Sholingur

In Sholingur Town Panchayat out of total population, 11,595 were engaged in work activities. 90.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 11,595 workers engaged in Main Work, 419 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 380 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 10,464 8,011 2,453
Cultivators 419 253 166
Agriculture Labourer 380 193 187
Household Industries 941 452 489
Other Workers 8,724 7,113 1,611
Marginal Workers 1,131 677 454
Non Working 19,261 6,728 12,533

Sholingur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Sholingur is further divided into 18 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,180 74.2% 967
2 Ward No - 2 1,439 63.4% 932
3 Ward No - 3 841 71.7% 998
4 Ward No - 4 2,224 81.9% 931
5 Ward No - 5 1,393 81.3% 973
6 Ward No - 6 1,016 81.6% 1,117
7 Ward No - 7 1,963 82.1% 1,041
8 Ward No - 8 1,951 72.8% 1,045
9 Ward No - 9 1,462 65% 997
10 Ward No - 10 4,185 74.7% 1,036
11 Ward No - 11 2,045 70.4% 1,011
12 Ward No - 12 1,528 82.9% 1,003
13 Ward No - 13 1,742 80.4% 960
14 Ward No - 14 2,819 80.2% 996
15 Ward No - 15 613 82.5% 990
16 Ward No - 16 2,169 75.5% 1,066
17 Ward No - 17 1,166 80.1% 908
18 Ward No - 18 1,120 77.4% 1,007

Map of Sholingur, Vellore, Tamil Nadu


Reference