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

Devasthanam is a Census Town city situated in Vaniyambadi taluka of Vellore district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,166 families residing in the Devasthanam city. The total population of Devasthanam is 4,963 out of which 2,497 are males and 2,466 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Devasthanam is 988.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Devasthanam city is 544 which is 11% of the total population. There are 289 male children and 255 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Devasthanam is 882 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (988).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Devasthanam is 80%. Thus Devasthanam has higher literacy rate compared to 79.2% of Vellore district. The male literacy rate is 86.59% and the female literacy rate is 73.32% in Devasthanam.

Devasthanam Census Town has total administration over 1,166 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Devasthanam Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 544 289 255
Literacy 80% 76.6% 65.7%
Scheduled Caste 1,746 868 878
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,430 585 845

Caste-wise Population - Devasthanam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Devasthanam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,746 868 878
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Devasthanam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Devasthanam is 4,889 which is 98.51% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Devasthanam is 7 which is 0.14% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Devasthanam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,889 (98.51%) 2,460 2,429
Muslim 7 (0.14%) 2 5
Christian 63 (1.27%) 33 30
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 1 (0.02%) 1 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 3 (0.06%) 1 2

Literacy Rate - Devasthanam

The total literacy rate of Devasthanam was 79.95% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 3,533 literates, males were 1,912 while females were 1,621. Also the male literacy rate was 86.59% and the female literacy rate was 73.32% in Devasthanam.

  Devasthanam Tamil Nadu
Female 73.32% 73.44%
Male 86.59% 86.77%
Total 79.95% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Devasthanam

The Sex Ratio of Devasthanam is 988. Thus per every 1000 men there were 988 females in Devasthanam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 882 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 988 ) of Devasthanam.

Child Population - Devasthanam

According to Census 2011, there were 544 children between age 0 to 6 years in Devasthanam. Out of which 289 were male while 255 were female.

Working Population - Devasthanam

In Devasthanam Census Town out of total population, 2,403 were engaged in work activities. 76.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,403 workers engaged in Main Work, 104 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 328 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,841 1,288 553
Cultivators 104 80 24
Agriculture Labourer 328 167 161
Household Industries 81 18 63
Other Workers 1,328 1,023 305
Marginal Workers 562 269 293
Non Working 2,560 940 1,620

Devasthanam Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,963 71.2% 988

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