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

Kakkalur is a Census Town city situated in Thiruvallur taluka of Thiruvallur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,707 families residing in the Kakkalur city. The total population of Kakkalur is 14,528 out of which 7,290 are males and 7,238 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kakkalur is 993.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kakkalur city is 1520 which is 10% of the total population. There are 768 male children and 752 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kakkalur is 979 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (993).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kakkalur is 90.4%. Thus Kakkalur has higher literacy rate compared to 84% of Thiruvallur district. The male literacy rate is 94.91% and the female literacy rate is 85.83% in Kakkalur.

Kakkalur Census Town has total administration over 3,707 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.

Kakkalur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,520 768 752
Literacy 90.4% 84.9% 76.9%
Scheduled Caste 2,196 1,108 1,088
Scheduled Tribe 44 26 18
Illiterate 2,771 1,100 1,671

Caste-wise Population - Kakkalur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Kakkalur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,196 1,108 1,088
Schedule Tribe 44 26 18

Religion-wise Population - Kakkalur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kakkalur is 13,310 which is 91.62% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kakkalur is 171 which is 1.18% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kakkalur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 13,310 (91.62%) 6,711 6,599
Muslim 171 (1.18%) 81 90
Christian 966 (6.65%) 462 504
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Buddhist 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Jain 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Other Religion 4 (0.03%) 2 2
No Religion Specified 73 (0.5%) 32 41

Literacy Rate - Kakkalur

The total literacy rate of Kakkalur was 90.38% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 11,757 literates, males were 6,190 while females were 5,567. Also the male literacy rate was 94.91% and the female literacy rate was 85.83% in Kakkalur.

  Kakkalur Tamil Nadu
Female 85.83% 73.44%
Male 94.91% 86.77%
Total 90.38% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Kakkalur

The Sex Ratio of Kakkalur is 993. Thus per every 1000 men there were 993 females in Kakkalur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 979 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 993 ) of Kakkalur.

Child Population - Kakkalur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,520 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kakkalur. Out of which 768 were male while 752 were female.

Working Population - Kakkalur

In Kakkalur Census Town out of total population, 5,534 were engaged in work activities. 79.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,534 workers engaged in Main Work, 46 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 82 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,403 3,488 915
Cultivators 46 39 7
Agriculture Labourer 82 53 29
Household Industries 55 29 26
Other Workers 4,220 3,367 853
Marginal Workers 1,131 735 396
Non Working 8,994 3,067 5,927

Kakkalur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 14,528 80.9% 993

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