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Avadi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Avadi is a Municipality city situated in Poonamallee taluka of Thiruvallur district. The Avadi city is divided into 48 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 87,733 families residing in the Avadi city. The total population of Avadi is 345,996 out of which 175,658 are males and 170,338 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Avadi is 970.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Avadi city is 36091 which is 10% of the total population. There are 18419 male children and 17672 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Avadi is 959 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (970).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Avadi is 91.3%. Thus Avadi has higher literacy rate compared to 84% of Thiruvallur district. The male literacy rate is 95.21% and the female literacy rate is 87.23% in Avadi.

Avadi Municipality has total administration over 87,733 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Avadi Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 36,091 18,419 17,672
Literacy 91.3% 85.2% 78.2%
Scheduled Caste 55,924 28,106 27,818
Scheduled Tribe 2,184 1,136 1,048
Illiterate 63,117 25,951 37,166

Caste-wise Population - Avadi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Avadi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 55,924 28,106 27,818
Schedule Tribe 2,184 1,136 1,048

Religion-wise Population - Avadi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Avadi is 291,446 which is 84.23% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Avadi is 15,779 which is 4.56% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Avadi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 291,446 (84.23%) 148,202 143,244
Muslim 15,779 (4.56%) 8,158 7,621
Christian 36,990 (10.69%) 18,416 18,574
Sikh 253 (0.07%) 144 109
Buddhist 117 (0.03%) 66 51
Jain 271 (0.08%) 141 130
Other Religion 119 (0.03%) 52 67
No Religion Specified 1,021 (0.3%) 479 542

Literacy Rate - Avadi

The total literacy rate of Avadi was 91.28% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 282,879 literates, males were 149,707 while females were 133,172. Also the male literacy rate was 95.21% and the female literacy rate was 87.23% in Avadi.

  Avadi Tamil Nadu
Female 87.23% 73.44%
Male 95.21% 86.77%
Total 91.28% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Avadi

The Sex Ratio of Avadi is 970. Thus per every 1000 men there were 970 females in Avadi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 959 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 970 ) of Avadi.

Child Population - Avadi

According to Census 2011, there were 36,091 children between age 0 to 6 years in Avadi. Out of which 18,419 were male while 17,672 were female.

Working Population - Avadi

In Avadi Municipality out of total population, 127,152 were engaged in work activities. 89.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 127,152 workers engaged in Main Work, 787 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,095 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 114,339 92,730 21,609
Cultivators 787 612 175
Agriculture Labourer 1,095 749 346
Household Industries 1,444 932 512
Other Workers 111,013 90,437 20,576
Marginal Workers 12,813 8,068 4,745
Non Working 218,844 74,860 143,984

Avadi Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Avadi is further divided into 48 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,236 74.9% 1,026
2 Ward No - 2 2,635 76.9% 978
3 Ward No - 3 7,885 78.6% 1,030
4 Ward No - 4 5,938 77.3% 1,004
5 Ward No - 5 2,773 75.5% 1,001
6 Ward No - 6 11,039 85% 1,007
7 Ward No - 7 14,876 83.8% 990
8 Ward No - 8 17,092 76.6% 963
9 Ward No - 9 10,106 82.5% 977
10 Ward No - 10 5,257 78.9% 951
11 Ward No - 11 6,511 86.2% 963
12 Ward No - 12 6,877 82.8% 1,017
13 Ward No - 13 9,966 81.1% 985
14 Ward No - 14 8,711 86.1% 952
15 Ward No - 15 12,069 75.5% 980
16 Ward No - 16 10,043 80.5% 961
17 Ward No - 17 14,227 84.1% 964
18 Ward No - 18 21,214 83% 1,001
19 Ward No - 19 4,916 76.9% 996
20 Ward No - 20 20,501 86.2% 748
21 Ward No - 21 2,723 84.1% 651
22 Ward No - 22 1,748 86.4% 1,037
23 Ward No - 23 1,527 86.5% 983
24 Ward No - 24 2,445 81.2% 947
25 Ward No - 25 6,515 79.6% 1,031
26 Ward No - 26 5,873 87.3% 973
27 Ward No - 27 8,971 81.6% 995
28 Ward No - 28 5,028 79.5% 1,001
29 Ward No - 29 7,008 85.9% 996
30 Ward No - 30 4,676 81.2% 997
31 Ward No - 31 2,408 84.1% 1,034
32 Ward No - 32 3,890 85.1% 979
33 Ward No - 33 5,796 79.7% 1,004
34 Ward No - 34 2,288 86.4% 1,058
35 Ward No - 35 7,303 79.2% 1,006
36 Ward No - 36 12,878 83% 981
37 Ward No - 37 4,651 74.8% 954
38 Ward No - 38 6,616 78% 1,011
39 Ward No - 39 7,424 79.8% 1,003
40 Ward No - 40 5,625 82.6% 1,037
41 Ward No - 41 3,972 83.8% 1,012
42 Ward No - 42 4,112 81.6% 1,006
43 Ward No - 43 6,224 80.5% 1,019
44 Ward No - 44 4,074 81.8% 1,071
45 Ward No - 45 5,494 81.3% 1,016
46 Ward No - 46 5,688 81% 994
47 Ward No - 47 7,996 82% 970
48 Ward No - 48 7,171 86.6% 877

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