Vandavasi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Vandavasi is a Municipality city situated in Vandavasi taluka of Tiruvannamalai district. The Vandavasi city is divided into 24 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 7,326 families residing in the Vandavasi city. The total population of Vandavasi is 31,320 out of which 15,566 are males and 15,754 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vandavasi is 1,012.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Vandavasi city is 3337 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1740 male children and 1597 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vandavasi is 918 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,012).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vandavasi is 86.5%. Thus Vandavasi has a higher literacy rate compared to 74.2% of Tiruvannamalai district. The male literacy rate is 92.33% and the female literacy rate is 80.84% in Vandavasi.

Population
31,320
Literacy
86.5%
Sex Ratio
1,012

Vandavasi Municipality has total administration over 7,326 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Vandavasi Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Vandavasi Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 3,337 1,740 1,597
Literacy 86.5% 82% 72.6%
Scheduled Caste 4,242 2,097 2,145
Scheduled Tribe 410 191 219
Illiterate 7,111 2,801 4,310

Caste-wise Population - Vandavasi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.3% of total population in Vandavasi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,242 2,097 2,145
Schedule Tribe 410 191 219

Religion-wise Population - Vandavasi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Vandavasi is 19,060 which is 60.86% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Vandavasi is 10,879 which is 34.73% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Vandavasi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 19,060 (60.86%) 9,486 9,574
Muslim 10,879 (34.73%) 5,415 5,464
Christian 949 (3.03%) 439 510
Sikh 7 (0.02%) 3 4
Buddhist 1 (0%) 0 1
Jain 400 (1.28%) 209 191
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 24 (0.08%) 14 10

Literacy Rate - Vandavasi

The total literacy rate of Vandavasi was 86.51% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 24,209 literates, males were 12,765 while females were 11,444. Also the male literacy rate was 92.33% and the female literacy rate was 80.84% in Vandavasi.

  Vandavasi Tamil Nadu
Female 80.84% 73.44%
Male 92.33% 86.77%
Total 86.51% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Vandavasi

The Sex Ratio of Vandavasi is 1,012. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,012 females in Vandavasi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 918 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,012 ) of Vandavasi.


Child Population - Vandavasi

According to Census 2011, there were 3,337 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Vandavasi. Out of which 1,740 were male while 1,597 were female.


Working Population - Vandavasi

In Vandavasi Municipality out of total population, 10,553 were engaged in work activities. 93.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,553 workers engaged in Main Work, 152 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 302 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,856 8,224 1,632
Cultivators 152 137 15
Agriculture Labourer 302 220 82
Household Industries 309 196 113
Other Workers 9,093 7,671 1,422
Marginal Workers 697 472 225
Non Working 20,767 6,870 13,897

Vandavasi Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Vandavasi is further divided into 24 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,193 78.7% 1,039
2 Ward No - 2 1,210 78.1% 993
3 Ward No - 3 1,888 72.6% 1,019
4 Ward No - 4 836 71.5% 1,039
5 Ward No - 5 1,466 72.9% 1,036
6 Ward No - 6 2,486 69.2% 1,055
7 Ward No - 7 810 72.5% 1,030
8 Ward No - 8 1,691 82.5% 1,015
9 Ward No - 9 1,523 77.3% 1,020
10 Ward No - 10 1,055 81.1% 1,017
11 Ward No - 11 1,274 78.7% 960
12 Ward No - 12 935 82.9% 1,059
13 Ward No - 13 1,395 81.7% 1,025
14 Ward No - 14 1,314 79.5% 930
15 Ward No - 15 1,158 87% 953
16 Ward No - 16 1,201 84.4% 1,015
17 Ward No - 17 2,190 84.9% 1,013
18 Ward No - 18 1,265 69.4% 1,027
19 Ward No - 19 1,513 63.9% 973
20 Ward No - 20 899 72% 1,034
21 Ward No - 21 1,116 79.2% 948
22 Ward No - 22 766 83.8% 990
23 Ward No - 23 996 83.8% 1,054
24 Ward No - 24 1,140 75.1% 1,047

Map of Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu


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