Vadalur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Vadalur is a Town Panchayat city situated in Kurinjipadi taluka of Cuddalore district. The Vadalur city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 9,736 families residing in the Vadalur city. The total population of Vadalur is 39,514 out of which 19,973 are males and 19,541 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vadalur is 978.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Vadalur city is 4228 which is 11% of the total population. There are 2233 male children and 1995 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vadalur is 893 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (978).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vadalur is 83.6%. Thus Vadalur has a higher literacy rate compared to 78% of Cuddalore district. The male literacy rate is 90.85% and the female literacy rate is 76.25% in Vadalur.

Population
39,514
Literacy
83.6%
Sex Ratio
978

Vadalur Town Panchayat has total administration over 9,736 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.

Vadalur Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 4,228 2,233 1,995
Literacy 83.6% 80.7% 68.5%
Scheduled Caste 5,652 2,833 2,819
Scheduled Tribe 590 302 288
Illiterate 10,020 3,857 6,163

Caste-wise Population - Vadalur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.5% of total population in Vadalur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,652 2,833 2,819
Schedule Tribe 590 302 288

Religion-wise Population - Vadalur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Vadalur is 33,854 which is 85.68% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Vadalur is 1,506 which is 3.81% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Vadalur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 33,854 (85.68%) 17,159 16,695
Muslim 1,506 (3.81%) 740 766
Christian 4,088 (10.35%) 2,039 2,049
Sikh 16 (0.04%) 10 6
Buddhist 11 (0.03%) 8 3
Jain 7 (0.02%) 4 3
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 31 (0.08%) 13 18

Literacy Rate - Vadalur

The total literacy rate of Vadalur was 83.59% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 29,494 literates, males were 16,116 while females were 13,378. Also the male literacy rate was 90.85% and the female literacy rate was 76.25% in Vadalur.

  Vadalur Tamil Nadu
Female 76.25% 73.44%
Male 90.85% 86.77%
Total 83.59% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Vadalur

The Sex Ratio of Vadalur is 978. Thus per every 1000 men there were 978 females in Vadalur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 893 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 978 ) of Vadalur.


Child Population - Vadalur

According to Census 2011, there were 4,228 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Vadalur. Out of which 2,233 were male while 1,995 were female.


Working Population - Vadalur

In Vadalur Town Panchayat out of total population, 13,662 were engaged in work activities. 86.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 13,662 workers engaged in Main Work, 446 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,590 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 11,768 9,428 2,340
Cultivators 446 368 78
Agriculture Labourer 2,590 1,856 734
Household Industries 329 171 158
Other Workers 8,403 7,033 1,370
Marginal Workers 1,894 1,253 641
Non Working 25,852 9,292 16,560

Vadalur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,522 82% 956
2 Ward No - 2 2,421 70.5% 962
3 Ward No - 3 1,734 67.5% 966
4 Ward No - 4 1,432 60.3% 992
5 Ward No - 5 1,573 70.7% 1,004
6 Ward No - 6 2,773 73.4% 1,050
7 Ward No - 7 2,026 73% 926
8 Ward No - 8 1,597 52.2% 996
9 Ward No - 9 2,306 75.5% 993
10 Ward No - 10 1,043 61.9% 950
11 Ward No - 11 2,847 72.5% 995
12 Ward No - 12 3,015 78.6% 965
13 Ward No - 13 1,070 69.6% 935
14 Ward No - 14 3,223 78.5% 969
15 Ward No - 15 1,614 82.6% 983
16 Ward No - 16 1,239 83.8% 1,011
17 Ward No - 17 2,505 81.8% 957
18 Ward No - 18 2,574 80.7% 1,006

Map of Vadalur, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu


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