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

Mulagumudu is a Town Panchayat city situated in Kalkulam taluka of Kanniyakumari district. The Mulagumudu city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,041 families residing in the Mulagumudu city. The total population of Mulagumudu is 19,538 out of which 9,603 are males and 9,935 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mulagumudu is 1,035.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mulagumudu city is 1859 which is 10% of the total population. There are 968 male children and 891 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mulagumudu is 920 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,035).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mulagumudu is 93.6%. Thus Mulagumudu has higher literacy rate compared to 91.7% of Kanniyakumari district. The male literacy rate is 95% and the female literacy rate is 92.35% in Mulagumudu.

Mulagumudu Town Panchayat has total administration over 5,041 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.

Mulagumudu Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,859 968 891
Literacy 93.6% 85.4% 84.1%
Scheduled Caste 304 142 162
Scheduled Tribe 10 3 7
Illiterate 2,983 1,400 1,583

Caste-wise Population - Mulagumudu

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Mulagumudu.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 304 142 162
Schedule Tribe 10 3 7

Religion-wise Population - Mulagumudu

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Mulagumudu is 5,821 which is 29.79% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Mulagumudu is 85 which is 0.44% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Mulagumudu as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,821 (29.79%) 2,893 2,928
Muslim 85 (0.44%) 43 42
Christian 13,607 (69.64%) 6,653 6,954
Sikh 2 (0.01%) 0 2
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Jain 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 21 (0.11%) 14 7

Literacy Rate - Mulagumudu

The total literacy rate of Mulagumudu was 93.64% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 16,555 literates, males were 8,203 while females were 8,352. Also the male literacy rate was 95% and the female literacy rate was 92.35% in Mulagumudu.

  Mulagumudu Tamil Nadu
Female 92.35% 73.44%
Male 95% 86.77%
Total 93.64% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Mulagumudu

The Sex Ratio of Mulagumudu is 1,035. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,035 females in Mulagumudu. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 920 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,035 ) of Mulagumudu.

Child Population - Mulagumudu

According to Census 2011, there were 1,859 children between age 0 to 6 years in Mulagumudu. Out of which 968 were male while 891 were female.

Working Population - Mulagumudu

In Mulagumudu Town Panchayat out of total population, 6,960 were engaged in work activities. 85.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,960 workers engaged in Main Work, 121 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 377 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,953 4,972 981
Cultivators 121 117 4
Agriculture Labourer 377 355 22
Household Industries 192 47 145
Other Workers 5,263 4,453 810
Marginal Workers 1,007 390 617
Non Working 12,578 4,241 8,337

Mulagumudu Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 855 89.9% 1,209
2 Ward No - 2 1,231 86.3% 1,094
3 Ward No - 3 970 91% 1,038
4 Ward No - 4 2,355 84.7% 1,042
5 Ward No - 5 1,281 81.2% 935
6 Ward No - 6 488 73.6% 1,159
7 Ward No - 7 576 78.6% 1,149
8 Ward No - 8 1,410 83.9% 1,009
9 Ward No - 9 1,362 85.7% 1,018
10 Ward No - 10 999 81.4% 1,094
11 Ward No - 11 929 86.7% 968
12 Ward No - 12 1,017 84.1% 1,088
13 Ward No - 13 974 84.3% 929
14 Ward No - 14 1,049 86.5% 1,041
15 Ward No - 15 937 87.9% 964
16 Ward No - 16 916 85.6% 1,054
17 Ward No - 17 952 89.3% 987
18 Ward No - 18 1,237 79.7% 1,031

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