Kariapatti Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Kariapatti is a Town Panchayat city situated in Kariapatti taluka of Virudhunagar district. The Kariapatti city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 4,881 families residing in the Kariapatti city. The total population of Kariapatti is 18,191 out of which 9,043 are males and 9,148 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kariapatti is 1,012.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kariapatti city is 2082 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1095 male children and 987 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kariapatti is 901 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,012).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kariapatti is 85.8%. Thus Kariapatti has a higher literacy rate compared to 80.2% of Virudhunagar district. The male literacy rate is 91.1% and the female literacy rate is 80.62% in Kariapatti.

Population
18,191
Literacy
85.8%
Sex Ratio
1,012

Kariapatti Town Panchayat has total administration over 4,881 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.

Kariapatti Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,082 1,095 987
Literacy 85.8% 80.1% 71.9%
Scheduled Caste 3,731 1,852 1,879
Scheduled Tribe 4 2 2
Illiterate 4,371 1,802 2,569

Caste-wise Population - Kariapatti

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kariapatti.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,731 1,852 1,879
Schedule Tribe 4 2 2

Religion-wise Population - Kariapatti

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kariapatti is 16,217 which is 89.15% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kariapatti is 1,204 which is 6.62% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Kariapatti as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 16,217 (89.15%) 8,087 8,130
Muslim 1,204 (6.62%) 599 605
Christian 745 (4.1%) 347 398
Sikh 2 (0.01%) 2 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 2 (0.01%) 2 0
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 20 (0.11%) 6 14

Literacy Rate - Kariapatti

The total literacy rate of Kariapatti was 85.79% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 13,820 literates, males were 7,241 while females were 6,579. Also the male literacy rate was 91.1% and the female literacy rate was 80.62% in Kariapatti.

  Kariapatti Tamil Nadu
Female 80.62% 73.44%
Male 91.1% 86.77%
Total 85.79% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Kariapatti

The Sex Ratio of Kariapatti is 1,012. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,012 females in Kariapatti. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 901 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,012 ) of Kariapatti.


Child Population - Kariapatti

According to Census 2011, there were 2,082 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Kariapatti. Out of which 1,095 were male while 987 were female.


Working Population - Kariapatti

In Kariapatti Town Panchayat out of total population, 7,081 were engaged in work activities. 89.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,081 workers engaged in Main Work, 282 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 298 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,320 4,637 1,683
Cultivators 282 222 60
Agriculture Labourer 298 165 133
Household Industries 367 140 227
Other Workers 5,373 4,110 1,263
Marginal Workers 761 404 357
Non Working 11,110 4,002 7,108

Kariapatti Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 294 59.5% 1,014
2 Ward No - 2 559 76.7% 1,033
3 Ward No - 3 681 79.7% 1,102
4 Ward No - 4 937 65% 964
5 Ward No - 5 805 73.9% 1,028
6 Ward No - 6 1,861 83% 1,043
7 Ward No - 7 454 61% 1,000
8 Ward No - 8 930 58% 1,026
9 Ward No - 9 847 68.4% 1,002
10 Ward No - 10 1,474 82.9% 1,005
11 Ward No - 11 2,334 80.8% 973
12 Ward No - 12 2,916 82.6% 1,008
13 Ward No - 13 1,432 85% 1,028
14 Ward No - 14 1,079 72.8% 991
15 Ward No - 15 1,588 63.4% 1,020

Map of Kariapatti, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu


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