Kethi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Kethi is a Town Panchayat city situated in Coonoor taluka of The Nilgiris district. The Kethi city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,397 families residing in the Kethi city. The total population of Kethi is 23,229 out of which 11,476 are males and 11,753 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kethi is 1,024.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kethi city is 1757 which is 8% of the total population. There are 898 male children and 859 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kethi is 957 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,024).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kethi is 88.4%. Thus Kethi has higher literacy rate compared to 85.2% of The Nilgiris district. The male literacy rate is 94.41% and the female literacy rate is 82.61% in Kethi.

Kethi Town Panchayat has total administration over 6,397 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.

Kethi Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,757 898 859
Literacy 88.4% 87% 76.6%
Scheduled Caste 6,029 2,946 3,083
Scheduled Tribe 53 25 28
Illiterate 4,242 1,489 2,753

Caste-wise Population - Kethi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Kethi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 6,029 2,946 3,083
Schedule Tribe 53 25 28

Religion-wise Population - Kethi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kethi is 18,497 which is 79.63% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kethi is 675 which is 2.91% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kethi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 18,497 (79.63%) 9,148 9,349
Muslim 675 (2.91%) 346 329
Christian 4,010 (17.26%) 1,963 2,047
Sikh 14 (0.06%) 7 7
Buddhist 6 (0.03%) 1 5
Jain 6 (0.03%) 4 2
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 21 (0.09%) 7 14

Literacy Rate - Kethi

The total literacy rate of Kethi was 88.43% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 18,987 literates, males were 9,987 while females were 9,000. Also the male literacy rate was 94.41% and the female literacy rate was 82.61% in Kethi.

  Kethi Tamil Nadu
Female 82.61% 73.44%
Male 94.41% 86.77%
Total 88.43% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Kethi

The Sex Ratio of Kethi is 1,024. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,024 females in Kethi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 957 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,024 ) of Kethi.

Child Population - Kethi

According to Census 2011, there were 1,757 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kethi. Out of which 898 were male while 859 were female.

Working Population - Kethi

In Kethi Town Panchayat out of total population, 10,366 were engaged in work activities. 86.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,366 workers engaged in Main Work, 258 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,172 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,991 5,571 3,420
Cultivators 258 175 83
Agriculture Labourer 3,172 1,751 1,421
Household Industries 36 24 12
Other Workers 5,525 3,621 1,904
Marginal Workers 1,375 798 577
Non Working 12,863 5,107 7,756

Kethi Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kethi is further divided into 18 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,323 77.6% 986
2 Ward No - 2 2,009 86.4% 808
3 Ward No - 3 1,337 68% 1,139
4 Ward No - 4 1,152 84.5% 1,068
5 Ward No - 5 1,119 79.4% 1,068
6 Ward No - 6 1,322 76.6% 1,018
7 Ward No - 7 1,128 82.3% 1,093
8 Ward No - 8 1,593 74.8% 1,011
9 Ward No - 9 1,120 83.7% 1,074
10 Ward No - 10 695 93.5% 1,068
11 Ward No - 11 1,636 87.7% 959
12 Ward No - 12 1,447 84.8% 1,044
13 Ward No - 13 1,182 84.9% 1,063
14 Ward No - 14 1,222 81.9% 990
15 Ward No - 15 1,689 82.1% 1,070
16 Ward No - 16 1,472 84.4% 1,022
17 Ward No - 17 560 80% 1,105
18 Ward No - 18 1,223 81% 1,131

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