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

Vilacheri is a Census Town city situated in Madurai South taluka of Madurai district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,089 families residing in the Vilacheri city. The total population of Vilacheri is 7,787 out of which 3,865 are males and 3,922 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vilacheri is 1,015.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vilacheri city is 888 which is 11% of the total population. There are 474 male children and 414 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vilacheri is 873 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,015).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vilacheri is 84.9%. Thus Vilacheri has higher literacy rate compared to 83.5% of Madurai district. The male literacy rate is 91.42% and the female literacy rate is 78.56% in Vilacheri.

Vilacheri Census Town has total administration over 2,089 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.

Vilacheri Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 888 474 414
Literacy 84.9% 80.2% 70.3%
Scheduled Caste 1,131 550 581
Scheduled Tribe 3 2 1
Illiterate 1,931 765 1,166

Caste-wise Population - Vilacheri

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Vilacheri.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,131 550 581
Schedule Tribe 3 2 1

Religion-wise Population - Vilacheri

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Vilacheri is 6,167 which is 79.2% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Vilacheri is 1,537 which is 19.74% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Vilacheri as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,167 (79.2%) 3,038 3,129
Muslim 1,537 (19.74%) 779 758
Christian 79 (1.01%) 46 33
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 4 (0.05%) 2 2

Literacy Rate - Vilacheri

The total literacy rate of Vilacheri was 84.88% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 5,856 literates, males were 3,100 while females were 2,756. Also the male literacy rate was 91.42% and the female literacy rate was 78.56% in Vilacheri.

  Vilacheri Tamil Nadu
Female 78.56% 73.44%
Male 91.42% 86.77%
Total 84.88% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Vilacheri

The Sex Ratio of Vilacheri is 1,015. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,015 females in Vilacheri. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 873 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,015 ) of Vilacheri.

Child Population - Vilacheri

According to Census 2011, there were 888 children between age 0 to 6 years in Vilacheri. Out of which 474 were male while 414 were female.

Working Population - Vilacheri

In Vilacheri Census Town out of total population, 3,304 were engaged in work activities. 90.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,304 workers engaged in Main Work, 83 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 246 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,976 2,196 780
Cultivators 83 74 9
Agriculture Labourer 246 111 135
Household Industries 174 91 83
Other Workers 2,473 1,920 553
Marginal Workers 328 100 228
Non Working 4,483 1,569 2,914

Vilacheri Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 7,787 75.2% 1,015

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