Kadambur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Kadambur is a Town Panchayat city situated in Kovilpatti taluka of Thoothukkudi district. The Kadambur city is divided into 12 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,209 families residing in the Kadambur city. The total population of Kadambur is 4,155 out of which 2,075 are males and 2,080 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kadambur is 1,002.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kadambur city is 403 which is 10% of the total population. There are 211 male children and 192 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kadambur is 910 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,002).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kadambur is 77.4%. Thus Kadambur has lower literacy rate compared to 86.2% of Thoothukkudi district. The male literacy rate is 86.11% and the female literacy rate is 68.75% in Kadambur.

Kadambur Town Panchayat has total administration over 1,209 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Kadambur Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 403 211 192
Literacy 77.4% 77.3% 62.4%
Scheduled Caste 1,243 625 618
Scheduled Tribe 4 2 2
Illiterate 1,252 470 782

Caste-wise Population - Kadambur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Kadambur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,243 625 618
Schedule Tribe 4 2 2

Religion-wise Population - Kadambur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kadambur is 4,046 which is 97.38% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kadambur is 0 which is 0% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kadambur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,046 (97.38%) 2,019 2,027
Muslim 0 (0%) 0 0
Christian 106 (2.55%) 53 53
Sikh 1 (0.02%) 1 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 2 (0.05%) 2 0

Literacy Rate - Kadambur

The total literacy rate of Kadambur was 77.37% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 2,903 literates, males were 1,605 while females were 1,298. Also the male literacy rate was 86.11% and the female literacy rate was 68.75% in Kadambur.

  Kadambur Tamil Nadu
Female 68.75% 73.44%
Male 86.11% 86.77%
Total 77.37% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Kadambur

The Sex Ratio of Kadambur is 1,002. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,002 females in Kadambur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 910 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,002 ) of Kadambur.

Child Population - Kadambur

According to Census 2011, there were 403 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kadambur. Out of which 211 were male while 192 were female.

Working Population - Kadambur

In Kadambur Town Panchayat out of total population, 1,785 were engaged in work activities. 81.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,785 workers engaged in Main Work, 135 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 720 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,455 904 551
Cultivators 135 79 56
Agriculture Labourer 720 346 374
Household Industries 14 8 6
Other Workers 586 471 115
Marginal Workers 330 196 134
Non Working 2,370 975 1,395

Kadambur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kadambur is further divided into 12 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 320 48.1% 1,319
2 Ward No - 2 401 53.4% 1,056
3 Ward No - 3 322 79.8% 963
4 Ward No - 4 792 64.4% 1,062
5 Ward No - 5 358 81% 935
6 Ward No - 6 336 68.2% 867
7 Ward No - 7 139 73.4% 878
8 Ward No - 8 514 70.6% 719
9 Ward No - 9 200 78.5% 1,198
10 Ward No - 10 210 78.6% 1,100
11 Ward No - 11 267 83.1% 1,102
12 Ward No - 12 296 81.1% 1,145

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