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

Vavarai is a Census Town city situated in Vilavancode taluka of Kanniyakumari district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 2,250 families residing in the Vavarai city. The total population of Vavarai is 8,362 out of which 4,106 are males and 4,256 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vavarai is 1,037.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Vavarai city is 905 which is 11% of the total population. There are 446 male children and 459 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vavarai is 1,029 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,037).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vavarai is 88.2%. Thus Vavarai has a lower literacy rate compared to 91.7% of Kanniyakumari district. The male literacy rate is 91.56% and the female literacy rate is 84.94% in Vavarai.

Population
8,362
Literacy
88.2%
Sex Ratio
1,037

Vavarai Census Town has total administration over 2,250 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Vavarai Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 905 446 459
Literacy 88.2% 81.6% 75.8%
Scheduled Caste 78 33 45
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,786 755 1,031

Caste-wise Population - Vavarai

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Vavarai.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 78 33 45
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Vavarai

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Vavarai is 3,219 which is 38.5% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Vavarai is 26 which is 0.31% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Vavarai as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,219 (38.5%) 1,621 1,598
Muslim 26 (0.31%) 10 16
Christian 5,108 (61.09%) 2,470 2,638
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Buddhist 2 (0.02%) 1 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 6 (0.07%) 3 3

Literacy Rate - Vavarai

The total literacy rate of Vavarai was 88.19% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 6,576 literates, males were 3,351 while females were 3,225. Also the male literacy rate was 91.56% and the female literacy rate was 84.94% in Vavarai.

  Vavarai Tamil Nadu
Female 84.94% 73.44%
Male 91.56% 86.77%
Total 88.19% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Vavarai

The Sex Ratio of Vavarai is 1,037. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,037 females in Vavarai. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,029 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,037 ) of Vavarai.


Child Population - Vavarai

According to Census 2011, there were 905 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Vavarai. Out of which 446 were male while 459 were female.


Working Population - Vavarai

In Vavarai Census Town out of total population, 2,996 were engaged in work activities. 79.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,996 workers engaged in Main Work, 12 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 194 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,375 1,883 492
Cultivators 12 12 0
Agriculture Labourer 194 188 6
Household Industries 49 30 19
Other Workers 2,120 1,653 467
Marginal Workers 621 355 266
Non Working 5,366 1,868 3,498

Vavarai Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Vavarai is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 8,362 78.6% 1,037

Map of Vavarai, Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu


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