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Vandiyur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Madurai, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Vandiyur is a Census Town city situated in Madurai North taluka of Madurai district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 7,311 families residing in the Vandiyur city. The total population of Vandiyur is 28,646 out of which 14,398 are males and 14,248 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vandiyur is 990.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vandiyur city is 3013 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1557 male children and 1456 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vandiyur is 935 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (990).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vandiyur is 85.6%. Thus Vandiyur has higher literacy rate compared to 83.5% of Madurai district. The male literacy rate is 90.77% and the female literacy rate is 80.35% in Vandiyur.

Vandiyur Census Town has total administration over 7,311 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.

Vandiyur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,013 1,557 1,456
Literacy 85.6% 81% 72.1%
Scheduled Caste 3,684 1,845 1,839
Scheduled Tribe 48 23 25
Illiterate 6,711 2,742 3,969

Caste-wise Population - Vandiyur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Vandiyur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,684 1,845 1,839
Schedule Tribe 48 23 25

Religion-wise Population - Vandiyur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Vandiyur is 26,205 which is 91.48% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Vandiyur is 1,372 which is 4.79% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Vandiyur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 26,205 (91.48%) 13,196 13,009
Muslim 1,372 (4.79%) 703 669
Christian 840 (2.93%) 404 436
Sikh 6 (0.02%) 3 3
Buddhist 1 (0%) 0 1
Jain 1 (0%) 0 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 221 (0.77%) 92 129

Literacy Rate - Vandiyur

The total literacy rate of Vandiyur was 85.57% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 21,935 literates, males were 11,656 while females were 10,279. Also the male literacy rate was 90.77% and the female literacy rate was 80.35% in Vandiyur.

  Vandiyur Tamil Nadu
Female 80.35% 73.44%
Male 90.77% 86.77%
Total 85.57% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Vandiyur

The Sex Ratio of Vandiyur is 990. Thus per every 1000 men there were 990 females in Vandiyur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 935 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 990 ) of Vandiyur.

Child Population - Vandiyur

According to Census 2011, there were 3,013 children between age 0 to 6 years in Vandiyur. Out of which 1,557 were male while 1,456 were female.

Working Population - Vandiyur

In Vandiyur Census Town out of total population, 12,387 were engaged in work activities. 89.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 12,387 workers engaged in Main Work, 72 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 344 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 11,088 7,860 3,228
Cultivators 72 62 10
Agriculture Labourer 344 222 122
Household Industries 1,254 529 725
Other Workers 9,418 7,047 2,371
Marginal Workers 1,299 722 577
Non Working 16,259 5,816 10,443

Vandiyur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 28,646 76.6% 990

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