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

Vanapadi is a Census Town city situated in Wallajah taluka of Vellore district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,292 families residing in the Vanapadi city. The total population of Vanapadi is 5,334 out of which 2,648 are males and 2,686 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vanapadi is 1,014.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vanapadi city is 555 which is 10% of the total population. There are 264 male children and 291 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vanapadi is 1,102 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,014).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vanapadi is 80.8%. Thus Vanapadi has higher literacy rate compared to 79.2% of Vellore district. The male literacy rate is 89.18% and the female literacy rate is 72.4% in Vanapadi.

Vanapadi Census Town has total administration over 1,292 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.

Vanapadi Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 555 264 291
Literacy 80.8% 80.3% 64.6%
Scheduled Caste 913 454 459
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,474 522 952

Caste-wise Population - Vanapadi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Vanapadi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 913 454 459
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Vanapadi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Vanapadi is 5,251 which is 98.44% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Vanapadi is 25 which is 0.47% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Vanapadi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,251 (98.44%) 2,610 2,641
Muslim 25 (0.47%) 9 16
Christian 44 (0.82%) 21 23
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 14 (0.26%) 8 6

Literacy Rate - Vanapadi

The total literacy rate of Vanapadi was 80.77% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 3,860 literates, males were 2,126 while females were 1,734. Also the male literacy rate was 89.18% and the female literacy rate was 72.4% in Vanapadi.

  Vanapadi Tamil Nadu
Female 72.4% 73.44%
Male 89.18% 86.77%
Total 80.77% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Vanapadi

The Sex Ratio of Vanapadi is 1,014. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,014 females in Vanapadi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,102 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,014 ) of Vanapadi.

Child Population - Vanapadi

According to Census 2011, there were 555 children between age 0 to 6 years in Vanapadi. Out of which 264 were male while 291 were female.

Working Population - Vanapadi

In Vanapadi Census Town out of total population, 2,163 were engaged in work activities. 96.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,163 workers engaged in Main Work, 169 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 168 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,089 1,548 541
Cultivators 169 123 46
Agriculture Labourer 168 59 109
Household Industries 17 5 12
Other Workers 1,735 1,361 374
Marginal Workers 74 28 46
Non Working 3,171 1,072 2,099

Vanapadi Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,334 72.4% 1,014

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