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

Gudiyatham is a Municipality city situated in Gudiyatham taluka of Vellore district. The Gudiyatham city is divided into 36 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 21,363 families residing in the Gudiyatham city. The total population of Gudiyatham is 91,558 out of which 45,135 are males and 46,423 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gudiyatham is 1,029.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Gudiyatham city is 9273 which is 10% of the total population. There are 4738 male children and 4535 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gudiyatham is 957 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,029).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gudiyatham is 86.2%. Thus Gudiyatham has a higher literacy rate compared to 79.2% of Vellore district. The male literacy rate is 91.77% and the female literacy rate is 80.81% in Gudiyatham.

Population
91,558
Literacy
86.2%
Sex Ratio
1,029

Gudiyatham Municipality has total administration over 21,363 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Gudiyatham Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gudiyatham Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 9,273 4,738 4,535
Literacy 86.2% 82.1% 72.9%
Scheduled Caste 15,383 7,437 7,946
Scheduled Tribe 96 56 40
Illiterate 20,637 8,062 12,575

Caste-wise Population - Gudiyatham

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Gudiyatham.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 15,383 7,437 7,946
Schedule Tribe 96 56 40

Religion-wise Population - Gudiyatham

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gudiyatham is 74,690 which is 81.58% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gudiyatham is 15,530 which is 16.96% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Gudiyatham as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 74,690 (81.58%) 36,882 37,808
Muslim 15,530 (16.96%) 7,600 7,930
Christian 896 (0.98%) 436 460
Sikh 11 (0.01%) 7 4
Buddhist 8 (0.01%) 4 4
Jain 254 (0.28%) 124 130
Other Religion 20 (0.02%) 12 8
No Religion Specified 149 (0.16%) 70 79

Literacy Rate - Gudiyatham

The total literacy rate of Gudiyatham was 86.19% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 70,921 literates, males were 37,073 while females were 33,848. Also the male literacy rate was 91.77% and the female literacy rate was 80.81% in Gudiyatham.

  Gudiyatham Tamil Nadu
Female 80.81% 73.44%
Male 91.77% 86.77%
Total 86.19% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Gudiyatham

The Sex Ratio of Gudiyatham is 1,029. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,029 females in Gudiyatham. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 957 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,029 ) of Gudiyatham.


Child Population - Gudiyatham

According to Census 2011, there were 9,273 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Gudiyatham. Out of which 4,738 were male while 4,535 were female.


Working Population - Gudiyatham

In Gudiyatham Municipality out of total population, 39,067 were engaged in work activities. 90.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 39,067 workers engaged in Main Work, 108 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 284 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 35,325 24,831 10,494
Cultivators 108 95 13
Agriculture Labourer 284 190 94
Household Industries 6,532 2,853 3,679
Other Workers 28,401 21,693 6,708
Marginal Workers 3,742 1,932 1,810
Non Working 52,491 18,372 34,119

Gudiyatham Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Gudiyatham is further divided into 36 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,051 62.7% 1,061
2 Ward No - 2 3,883 67.8% 1,011
3 Ward No - 3 2,593 76.1% 1,007
4 Ward No - 4 1,998 74.7% 968
5 Ward No - 5 2,092 78.7% 1,010
6 Ward No - 6 1,731 78.3% 1,086
7 Ward No - 7 4,506 76.1% 1,070
8 Ward No - 8 2,744 80.3% 983
9 Ward No - 9 2,254 80.4% 993
10 Ward No - 10 1,664 81.9% 1,085
11 Ward No - 11 1,990 78.2% 1,049
12 Ward No - 12 2,722 79.5% 1,016
13 Ward No - 13 2,800 77.5% 1,121
14 Ward No - 14 3,949 79.4% 1,028
15 Ward No - 15 3,628 80% 1,006
16 Ward No - 16 2,077 80.2% 1,092
17 Ward No - 17 1,654 86.9% 1,029
18 Ward No - 18 2,362 80.1% 1,021
19 Ward No - 19 1,692 87.4% 958
20 Ward No - 20 1,331 83.4% 1,048
21 Ward No - 21 1,849 85.5% 1,041
22 Ward No - 22 2,135 81.5% 997
23 Ward No - 23 1,783 83.8% 1,022
24 Ward No - 24 2,401 72.4% 1,056
25 Ward No - 25 2,905 72.6% 1,001
26 Ward No - 26 3,488 71.7% 1,057
27 Ward No - 27 4,505 68% 1,003
28 Ward No - 28 2,097 86.1% 988
29 Ward No - 29 2,437 80.2% 1,038
30 Ward No - 30 2,253 82.5% 1,078
31 Ward No - 31 2,367 82.4% 968
32 Ward No - 32 1,695 88.1% 1,004
33 Ward No - 33 3,395 77.6% 1,033
34 Ward No - 34 2,812 70.2% 1,035
35 Ward No - 35 2,159 73.3% 1,090
36 Ward No - 36 3,556 77% 1,018

Map of Gudiyatham, Vellore, Tamil Nadu


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