Kayatharu Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Kayatharu is a Town Panchayat city situated in Kovilpatti taluka of Thoothukkudi district. The Kayatharu city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 2,799 families residing in the Kayatharu city. The total population of Kayatharu is 10,400 out of which 5,131 are males and 5,269 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kayatharu is 1,027.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kayatharu city is 1114 which is 11% of the total population. There are 569 male children and 545 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kayatharu is 958 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,027).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kayatharu is 80.7%. Thus Kayatharu has a lower literacy rate compared to 86.2% of Thoothukkudi district. The male literacy rate is 87.75% and the female literacy rate is 73.84% in Kayatharu.

Population
10,400
Literacy
80.7%
Sex Ratio
1,027

Kayatharu Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,799 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.

Kayatharu Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,114 569 545
Literacy 80.7% 78% 66.2%
Scheduled Caste 1,805 864 941
Scheduled Tribe 3 2 1
Illiterate 2,909 1,128 1,781

Caste-wise Population - Kayatharu

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kayatharu.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,805 864 941
Schedule Tribe 3 2 1

Religion-wise Population - Kayatharu

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kayatharu is 7,893 which is 75.89% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kayatharu is 1,349 which is 12.97% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Kayatharu as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,893 (75.89%) 3,923 3,970
Muslim 1,349 (12.97%) 630 719
Christian 1,129 (10.86%) 564 565
Sikh 2 (0.02%) 0 2
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 25 (0.24%) 14 11

Literacy Rate - Kayatharu

The total literacy rate of Kayatharu was 80.67% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 7,491 literates, males were 4,003 while females were 3,488. Also the male literacy rate was 87.75% and the female literacy rate was 73.84% in Kayatharu.

  Kayatharu Tamil Nadu
Female 73.84% 73.44%
Male 87.75% 86.77%
Total 80.67% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Kayatharu

The Sex Ratio of Kayatharu is 1,027. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,027 females in Kayatharu. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 958 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,027 ) of Kayatharu.


Child Population - Kayatharu

According to Census 2011, there were 1,114 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Kayatharu. Out of which 569 were male while 545 were female.


Working Population - Kayatharu

In Kayatharu Town Panchayat out of total population, 4,211 were engaged in work activities. 86.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,211 workers engaged in Main Work, 185 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 702 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,624 2,693 931
Cultivators 185 141 44
Agriculture Labourer 702 484 218
Household Industries 192 89 103
Other Workers 2,545 1,979 566
Marginal Workers 587 217 370
Non Working 6,189 2,221 3,968

Kayatharu Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 619 72.5% 1,134
2 Ward No - 2 1,468 63.2% 1,065
3 Ward No - 3 436 43.1% 1,047
4 Ward No - 4 739 74.4% 997
5 Ward No - 5 693 69.8% 1,032
6 Ward No - 6 450 62.9% 860
7 Ward No - 7 748 80.5% 1,174
8 Ward No - 8 535 78.5% 1,106
9 Ward No - 9 576 89.4% 973
10 Ward No - 10 671 79.6% 997
11 Ward No - 11 597 71.5% 970
12 Ward No - 12 711 66.4% 1,079
13 Ward No - 13 740 82.8% 937
14 Ward No - 14 660 74.8% 953
15 Ward No - 15 757 70.3% 1,029

Map of Kayatharu, Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu


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