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Vanganur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Vanganur is a Census Town city situated in Pallipattu taluka of Thiruvallur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,508 families residing in the Vanganur city. The total population of Vanganur is 6,584 out of which 3,349 are males and 3,235 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vanganur is 966.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vanganur city is 690 which is 10% of the total population. There are 369 male children and 321 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vanganur is 870 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (966).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vanganur is 78.9%. Thus Vanganur has lower literacy rate compared to 84% of Thiruvallur district. The male literacy rate is 88.72% and the female literacy rate is 68.94% in Vanganur.

Vanganur Census Town has total administration over 1,508 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.

Vanganur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 690 369 321
Literacy 78.9% 78.9% 62.1%
Scheduled Caste 1,576 786 790
Scheduled Tribe 87 48 39
Illiterate 1,931 705 1,226

Caste-wise Population - Vanganur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.3% of total population in Vanganur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,576 786 790
Schedule Tribe 87 48 39

Religion-wise Population - Vanganur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Vanganur is 6,504 which is 98.78% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Vanganur is 46 which is 0.7% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Vanganur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,504 (98.78%) 3,313 3,191
Muslim 46 (0.7%) 22 24
Christian 30 (0.46%) 13 17
Sikh 2 (0.03%) 0 2
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 2 (0.03%) 1 1

Literacy Rate - Vanganur

The total literacy rate of Vanganur was 78.94% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 4,653 literates, males were 2,644 while females were 2,009. Also the male literacy rate was 88.72% and the female literacy rate was 68.94% in Vanganur.

  Vanganur Tamil Nadu
Female 68.94% 73.44%
Male 88.72% 86.77%
Total 78.94% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Vanganur

The Sex Ratio of Vanganur is 966. Thus per every 1000 men there were 966 females in Vanganur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 870 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 966 ) of Vanganur.

Child Population - Vanganur

According to Census 2011, there were 690 children between age 0 to 6 years in Vanganur. Out of which 369 were male while 321 were female.

Working Population - Vanganur

In Vanganur Census Town out of total population, 3,073 were engaged in work activities. 85.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,073 workers engaged in Main Work, 160 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 436 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,631 1,584 1,047
Cultivators 160 127 33
Agriculture Labourer 436 170 266
Household Industries 1,065 554 511
Other Workers 970 733 237
Marginal Workers 442 219 223
Non Working 3,511 1,546 1,965

Vanganur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,584 70.7% 966

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