Kaniyur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Kaniyur is a Census Town city situated in Sulur taluka of Coimbatore district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 3,444 families residing in the Kaniyur city. The total population of Kaniyur is 12,011 out of which 6,028 are males and 5,983 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kaniyur is 993.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kaniyur city is 1341 which is 11% of the total population. There are 667 male children and 674 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kaniyur is 1,010 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (993).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kaniyur is 81%. Thus Kaniyur has a lower literacy rate compared to 84% of Coimbatore district. The male literacy rate is 88.19% and the female literacy rate is 73.84% in Kaniyur.

Population
12,011
Literacy
81%
Sex Ratio
993

Kaniyur Census Town has total administration over 3,444 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Kaniyur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,341 667 674
Literacy 81% 78.4% 65.5%
Scheduled Caste 1,763 864 899
Scheduled Tribe 2 1 1
Illiterate 3,363 1,300 2,063

Caste-wise Population - Kaniyur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kaniyur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,763 864 899
Schedule Tribe 2 1 1

Religion-wise Population - Kaniyur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kaniyur is 11,184 which is 93.11% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kaniyur is 88 which is 0.73% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Kaniyur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 11,184 (93.11%) 5,614 5,570
Muslim 88 (0.73%) 44 44
Christian 737 (6.14%) 369 368
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 0 (0%) 0 0

Literacy Rate - Kaniyur

The total literacy rate of Kaniyur was 81.05% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 8,648 literates, males were 4,728 while females were 3,920. Also the male literacy rate was 88.19% and the female literacy rate was 73.84% in Kaniyur.

  Kaniyur Tamil Nadu
Female 73.84% 73.44%
Male 88.19% 86.77%
Total 81.05% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Kaniyur

The Sex Ratio of Kaniyur is 993. Thus per every 1000 men there were 993 females in Kaniyur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,010 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 993 ) of Kaniyur.


Child Population - Kaniyur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,341 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Kaniyur. Out of which 667 were male while 674 were female.


Working Population - Kaniyur

In Kaniyur Census Town out of total population, 5,650 were engaged in work activities. 93.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,650 workers engaged in Main Work, 121 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 137 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,268 3,649 1,619
Cultivators 121 100 21
Agriculture Labourer 137 78 59
Household Industries 191 123 68
Other Workers 4,819 3,348 1,471
Marginal Workers 382 165 217
Non Working 6,361 2,214 4,147

Kaniyur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 12,011 72% 993

Map of Kaniyur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu


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