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Malayadi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Malayadi is a Census Town city situated in Vilavancode taluka of Kanniyakumari district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,083 families residing in the Malayadi city. The total population of Malayadi is 7,812 out of which 3,821 are males and 3,991 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Malayadi is 1,044.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Malayadi city is 798 which is 10% of the total population. There are 408 male children and 390 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Malayadi is 956 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,044).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Malayadi is 89.9%. Thus Malayadi has lower literacy rate compared to 91.7% of Kanniyakumari district. The male literacy rate is 92.68% and the female literacy rate is 87.31% in Malayadi.

Malayadi Census Town has total administration over 2,083 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.

Malayadi Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 798 408 390
Literacy 89.9% 82.8% 78.8%
Scheduled Caste 124 65 59
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,505 658 847

Caste-wise Population - Malayadi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Malayadi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 124 65 59
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Malayadi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Malayadi is 2,291 which is 29.33% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Malayadi is 10 which is 0.13% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Malayadi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 2,291 (29.33%) 1,137 1,154
Muslim 10 (0.13%) 7 3
Christian 5,501 (70.42%) 2,670 2,831
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Buddhist 4 (0.05%) 1 3
Jain 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 4 (0.05%) 4 0

Literacy Rate - Malayadi

The total literacy rate of Malayadi was 89.92% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 6,307 literates, males were 3,163 while females were 3,144. Also the male literacy rate was 92.68% and the female literacy rate was 87.31% in Malayadi.

  Malayadi Tamil Nadu
Female 87.31% 73.44%
Male 92.68% 86.77%
Total 89.92% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Malayadi

The Sex Ratio of Malayadi is 1,044. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,044 females in Malayadi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 956 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,044 ) of Malayadi.

Child Population - Malayadi

According to Census 2011, there were 798 children between age 0 to 6 years in Malayadi. Out of which 408 were male while 390 were female.

Working Population - Malayadi

In Malayadi Census Town out of total population, 2,817 were engaged in work activities. 82.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,817 workers engaged in Main Work, 28 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 220 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,318 1,774 544
Cultivators 28 25 3
Agriculture Labourer 220 199 21
Household Industries 58 30 28
Other Workers 2,012 1,520 492
Marginal Workers 499 342 157
Non Working 4,995 1,705 3,290

Malayadi Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 7,812 80.7% 1,044

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