Kilkunda Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Kilkunda is a Town Panchayat city situated in Kundah taluka of The Nilgiris district. The Kilkunda city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 2,636 families residing in the Kilkunda city. The total population of Kilkunda is 8,886 out of which 4,280 are males and 4,606 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kilkunda is 1,076.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kilkunda city is 638 which is 7% of the total population. There are 321 male children and 317 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kilkunda is 988 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,076).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kilkunda is 85.7%. Thus Kilkunda has a higher literacy rate compared to 85.2% of The Nilgiris district. The male literacy rate is 92.7% and the female literacy rate is 79.32% in Kilkunda.

Population
8,886
Literacy
85.7%
Sex Ratio
1,076

Kilkunda Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,636 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.

Kilkunda Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 638 321 317
Literacy 85.7% 85.7% 73.9%
Scheduled Caste 3,328 1,634 1,694
Scheduled Tribe 147 76 71
Illiterate 1,814 610 1,204

Caste-wise Population - Kilkunda

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 37.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.7% of total population in Kilkunda.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,328 1,634 1,694
Schedule Tribe 147 76 71

Religion-wise Population - Kilkunda

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kilkunda is 8,126 which is 91.45% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kilkunda is 368 which is 4.14% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Kilkunda as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,126 (91.45%) 3,912 4,214
Muslim 368 (4.14%) 178 190
Christian 364 (4.1%) 175 189
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 28 (0.32%) 15 13

Literacy Rate - Kilkunda

The total literacy rate of Kilkunda was 85.74% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 7,072 literates, males were 3,670 while females were 3,402. Also the male literacy rate was 92.7% and the female literacy rate was 79.32% in Kilkunda.

  Kilkunda Tamil Nadu
Female 79.32% 73.44%
Male 92.7% 86.77%
Total 85.74% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Kilkunda

The Sex Ratio of Kilkunda is 1,076. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,076 females in Kilkunda. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 988 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,076 ) of Kilkunda.


Child Population - Kilkunda

According to Census 2011, there were 638 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Kilkunda. Out of which 321 were male while 317 were female.


Working Population - Kilkunda

In Kilkunda Town Panchayat out of total population, 4,697 were engaged in work activities. 94.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,697 workers engaged in Main Work, 26 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 671 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,443 2,505 1,938
Cultivators 26 19 7
Agriculture Labourer 671 346 325
Household Industries 18 8 10
Other Workers 3,728 2,132 1,596
Marginal Workers 254 132 122
Non Working 4,189 1,643 2,546

Kilkunda Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,204 90.2% 1,116
2 Ward No - 2 1,256 81.9% 1,111
3 Ward No - 3 1,939 79.5% 1,076
4 Ward No - 4 265 79.2% 1,023
5 Ward No - 5 620 76.3% 1,013
6 Ward No - 6 878 68.8% 1,066
7 Ward No - 7 652 76.4% 958
8 Ward No - 8 673 84.5% 1,266
9 Ward No - 9 253 85.8% 1,162
10 Ward No - 10 317 61.2% 898
11 Ward No - 11 368 74.5% 1,165
12 Ward No - 12 109 68.8% 1,137
13 Ward No - 13 24 83.3% 714
14 Ward No - 14 268 86.2% 985
15 Ward No - 15 60 85% 765

Map of Kilkunda, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu


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