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Sevur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Vellore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Sevur is a Census Town city situated in Gudiyatham taluka of Vellore district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,635 families residing in the Sevur city. The total population of Sevur is 11,356 out of which 5,604 are males and 5,752 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sevur is 1,026.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sevur city is 1392 which is 12% of the total population. There are 682 male children and 710 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sevur is 1,041 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,026).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sevur is 73.5%. Thus Sevur has lower literacy rate compared to 79.2% of Vellore district. The male literacy rate is 81.25% and the female literacy rate is 65.91% in Sevur.

Sevur Census Town has total administration over 2,635 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.

Sevur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,392 682 710
Literacy 73.5% 71.4% 57.8%
Scheduled Caste 1,308 653 655
Scheduled Tribe 6 4 2
Illiterate 4,034 1,605 2,429

Caste-wise Population - Sevur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Sevur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,308 653 655
Schedule Tribe 6 4 2

Religion-wise Population - Sevur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sevur is 7,396 which is 65.13% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sevur is 3,917 which is 34.49% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sevur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,396 (65.13%) 3,658 3,738
Muslim 3,917 (34.49%) 1,923 1,994
Christian 35 (0.31%) 18 17
Sikh 2 (0.02%) 1 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 6 (0.05%) 4 2

Literacy Rate - Sevur

The total literacy rate of Sevur was 73.48% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 7,322 literates, males were 3,999 while females were 3,323. Also the male literacy rate was 81.25% and the female literacy rate was 65.91% in Sevur.

  Sevur Tamil Nadu
Female 65.91% 73.44%
Male 81.25% 86.77%
Total 73.48% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Sevur

The Sex Ratio of Sevur is 1,026. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,026 females in Sevur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,041 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,026 ) of Sevur.

Child Population - Sevur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,392 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sevur. Out of which 682 were male while 710 were female.

Working Population - Sevur

In Sevur Census Town out of total population, 5,257 were engaged in work activities. 94.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,257 workers engaged in Main Work, 113 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 332 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,970 3,210 1,760
Cultivators 113 104 9
Agriculture Labourer 332 206 126
Household Industries 1,639 685 954
Other Workers 2,886 2,215 671
Marginal Workers 287 99 188
Non Working 6,099 2,295 3,804

Sevur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 11,356 64.5% 1,026

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