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Kovur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Kovur is a Census Town city situated in Sriperumbudur taluka of Kancheepuram district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,841 families residing in the Kovur city. The total population of Kovur is 10,961 out of which 5,557 are males and 5,404 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kovur is 972.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kovur city is 1221 which is 11% of the total population. There are 602 male children and 619 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kovur is 1,028 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (972).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kovur is 87.3%. Thus Kovur has higher literacy rate compared to 84.5% of Kancheepuram district. The male literacy rate is 91.97% and the female literacy rate is 82.53% in Kovur.

Kovur Census Town has total administration over 2,841 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.

Kovur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,221 602 619
Literacy 87.3% 82% 73.1%
Scheduled Caste 1,583 787 796
Scheduled Tribe 143 75 68
Illiterate 2,455 1,000 1,455

Caste-wise Population - Kovur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.3% of total population in Kovur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,583 787 796
Schedule Tribe 143 75 68

Religion-wise Population - Kovur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kovur is 9,899 which is 90.31% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kovur is 477 which is 4.35% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kovur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 9,899 (90.31%) 5,018 4,881
Muslim 477 (4.35%) 246 231
Christian 543 (4.95%) 272 271
Sikh 9 (0.08%) 7 2
Buddhist 4 (0.04%) 1 3
Jain 8 (0.07%) 4 4
Other Religion 6 (0.05%) 3 3
No Religion Specified 15 (0.14%) 6 9

Literacy Rate - Kovur

The total literacy rate of Kovur was 87.33% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 8,506 literates, males were 4,557 while females were 3,949. Also the male literacy rate was 91.97% and the female literacy rate was 82.53% in Kovur.

  Kovur Tamil Nadu
Female 82.53% 73.44%
Male 91.97% 86.77%
Total 87.33% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Kovur

The Sex Ratio of Kovur is 972. Thus per every 1000 men there were 972 females in Kovur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,028 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 972 ) of Kovur.

Child Population - Kovur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,221 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kovur. Out of which 602 were male while 619 were female.

Working Population - Kovur

In Kovur Census Town out of total population, 4,290 were engaged in work activities. 84.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,290 workers engaged in Main Work, 21 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 86 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,638 2,945 693
Cultivators 21 20 1
Agriculture Labourer 86 65 21
Household Industries 82 57 25
Other Workers 3,449 2,803 646
Marginal Workers 652 467 185
Non Working 6,671 2,145 4,526

Kovur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 10,961 77.6% 972

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