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

Valathur is a Census Town city situated in Gudiyatham taluka of Vellore district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,220 families residing in the Valathur city. The total population of Valathur is 5,529 out of which 2,711 are males and 2,818 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Valathur is 1,039.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Valathur city is 638 which is 12% of the total population. There are 347 male children and 291 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Valathur is 839 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,039).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Valathur is 86.3%. Thus Valathur has higher literacy rate compared to 79.2% of Vellore district. The male literacy rate is 93.36% and the female literacy rate is 79.74% in Valathur.

Valathur Census Town has total administration over 1,220 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.

Valathur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 638 347 291
Literacy 86.3% 81.4% 71.5%
Scheduled Caste 1,974 958 1,016
Scheduled Tribe 9 3 6
Illiterate 1,307 504 803

Caste-wise Population - Valathur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Valathur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,974 958 1,016
Schedule Tribe 9 3 6

Religion-wise Population - Valathur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Valathur is 4,229 which is 76.49% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Valathur is 1,232 which is 22.28% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Valathur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,229 (76.49%) 2,064 2,165
Muslim 1,232 (22.28%) 611 621
Christian 58 (1.05%) 32 26
Sikh 1 (0.02%) 0 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 9 (0.16%) 4 5

Literacy Rate - Valathur

The total literacy rate of Valathur was 86.32% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 4,222 literates, males were 2,207 while females were 2,015. Also the male literacy rate was 93.36% and the female literacy rate was 79.74% in Valathur.

  Valathur Tamil Nadu
Female 79.74% 73.44%
Male 93.36% 86.77%
Total 86.32% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Valathur

The Sex Ratio of Valathur is 1,039. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,039 females in Valathur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 839 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,039 ) of Valathur.

Child Population - Valathur

According to Census 2011, there were 638 children between age 0 to 6 years in Valathur. Out of which 347 were male while 291 were female.

Working Population - Valathur

In Valathur Census Town out of total population, 1,973 were engaged in work activities. 98.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,973 workers engaged in Main Work, 93 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 403 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,939 1,471 468
Cultivators 93 86 7
Agriculture Labourer 403 222 181
Household Industries 40 11 29
Other Workers 1,403 1,152 251
Marginal Workers 34 10 24
Non Working 3,556 1,230 2,326

Valathur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,529 76.4% 1,039

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