Acharapakkam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Acharapakkam is a Town Panchayat city situated in Maduranthakam taluka of Kancheepuram district. The Acharapakkam city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 2,565 families residing in the Acharapakkam city. The total population of Acharapakkam is 10,362 out of which 5,150 are males and 5,212 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Acharapakkam is 1,012.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Acharapakkam city is 1097 which is 11% of the total population. There are 554 male children and 543 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Acharapakkam is 980 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,012).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Acharapakkam is 83%. Thus Acharapakkam has a lower literacy rate compared to 84.5% of Kancheepuram district. The male literacy rate is 89.8% and the female literacy rate is 76.29% in Acharapakkam.

Population
10,362
Literacy
83%
Sex Ratio
1,012

Acharapakkam Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,565 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Acharapakkam Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,097 554 543
Literacy 83% 80.1% 68.3%
Scheduled Caste 3,023 1,493 1,530
Scheduled Tribe 48 24 24
Illiterate 2,673 1,023 1,650

Caste-wise Population - Acharapakkam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Acharapakkam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,023 1,493 1,530
Schedule Tribe 48 24 24

Religion-wise Population - Acharapakkam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Acharapakkam is 8,659 which is 83.56% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Acharapakkam is 1,340 which is 12.93% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Acharapakkam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,659 (83.56%) 4,300 4,359
Muslim 1,340 (12.93%) 672 668
Christian 289 (2.79%) 141 148
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 56 (0.54%) 30 26
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 18 (0.17%) 7 11

Literacy Rate - Acharapakkam

The total literacy rate of Acharapakkam was 82.99% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 7,689 literates, males were 4,127 while females were 3,562. Also the male literacy rate was 89.8% and the female literacy rate was 76.29% in Acharapakkam.

  Acharapakkam Tamil Nadu
Female 76.29% 73.44%
Male 89.8% 86.77%
Total 82.99% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Acharapakkam

The Sex Ratio of Acharapakkam is 1,012. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,012 females in Acharapakkam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 980 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,012 ) of Acharapakkam.


Child Population - Acharapakkam

According to Census 2011, there were 1,097 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Acharapakkam. Out of which 554 were male while 543 were female.


Working Population - Acharapakkam

In Acharapakkam Town Panchayat out of total population, 3,976 were engaged in work activities. 78.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,976 workers engaged in Main Work, 136 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 575 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,121 2,398 723
Cultivators 136 104 32
Agriculture Labourer 575 345 230
Household Industries 86 70 16
Other Workers 2,324 1,879 445
Marginal Workers 855 564 291
Non Working 6,386 2,188 4,198

Acharapakkam Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Acharapakkam is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 765 57.9% 962
2 Ward No - 2 498 65.9% 1,049
3 Ward No - 3 828 54.7% 971
4 Ward No - 4 870 75.7% 986
5 Ward No - 5 516 85.1% 977
6 Ward No - 6 721 82.1% 1,096
7 Ward No - 7 624 81.2% 1,094
8 Ward No - 8 524 78.4% 1,063
9 Ward No - 9 937 85.7% 897
10 Ward No - 10 1,036 77.2% 1,068
11 Ward No - 11 360 72.2% 1,118
12 Ward No - 12 749 81.6% 971
13 Ward No - 13 565 82.8% 1,018
14 Ward No - 14 766 64.6% 995
15 Ward No - 15 603 69.7% 1,058

Map of Acharapakkam, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu


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