Kamuthi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Kamuthi is a Town Panchayat city situated in Kamuthi taluka of Ramanathapuram district. The Kamuthi city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 3,379 families residing in the Kamuthi city. The total population of Kamuthi is 14,754 out of which 7,416 are males and 7,338 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kamuthi is 989.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kamuthi city is 1514 which is 10% of the total population. There are 766 male children and 748 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kamuthi is 977 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (989).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kamuthi is 88.6%. Thus Kamuthi has a higher literacy rate compared to 80.7% of Ramanathapuram district. The male literacy rate is 93.8% and the female literacy rate is 83.28% in Kamuthi.

Population
14,754
Literacy
88.6%
Sex Ratio
989

Kamuthi Town Panchayat has total administration over 3,379 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.

Kamuthi Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,514 766 748
Literacy 88.6% 84.1% 74.8%
Scheduled Caste 2,973 1,547 1,426
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 3,028 1,178 1,850

Caste-wise Population - Kamuthi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kamuthi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,973 1,547 1,426
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Kamuthi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kamuthi is 12,756 which is 86.46% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kamuthi is 1,302 which is 8.82% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Kamuthi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 12,756 (86.46%) 6,441 6,315
Muslim 1,302 (8.82%) 644 658
Christian 683 (4.63%) 326 357
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 2 (0.01%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 10 (0.07%) 3 7

Literacy Rate - Kamuthi

The total literacy rate of Kamuthi was 88.56% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 11,726 literates, males were 6,238 while females were 5,488. Also the male literacy rate was 93.8% and the female literacy rate was 83.28% in Kamuthi.

  Kamuthi Tamil Nadu
Female 83.28% 73.44%
Male 93.8% 86.77%
Total 88.56% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Kamuthi

The Sex Ratio of Kamuthi is 989. Thus per every 1000 men there were 989 females in Kamuthi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 977 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 989 ) of Kamuthi.


Child Population - Kamuthi

According to Census 2011, there were 1,514 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Kamuthi. Out of which 766 were male while 748 were female.


Working Population - Kamuthi

In Kamuthi Town Panchayat out of total population, 4,752 were engaged in work activities. 94.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,752 workers engaged in Main Work, 302 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 123 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,507 3,641 866
Cultivators 302 286 16
Agriculture Labourer 123 65 58
Household Industries 114 59 55
Other Workers 3,968 3,231 737
Marginal Workers 245 130 115
Non Working 10,002 3,645 6,357

Kamuthi Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 908 72.6% 1,322
2 Ward No - 2 819 70% 1,281
3 Ward No - 3 260 81.2% 1,407
4 Ward No - 4 487 77.6% 940
5 Ward No - 5 718 82.3% 1,006
6 Ward No - 6 1,281 79.7% 956
7 Ward No - 7 1,109 79.7% 991
8 Ward No - 8 1,617 74.6% 856
9 Ward No - 9 1,509 79.3% 1,061
10 Ward No - 10 850 85.5% 1,000
11 Ward No - 11 804 85.2% 1,072
12 Ward No - 12 707 89.5% 1,014
13 Ward No - 13 1,260 88.8% 752
14 Ward No - 14 1,011 90.7% 971
15 Ward No - 15 1,414 65.4% 916

Map of Kamuthi, Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu


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