Kilvelur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Kilvelur is a Town Panchayat city situated in Kilvelur taluka of Nagapattinam district. The Kilvelur city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 2,151 families residing in the Kilvelur city. The total population of Kilvelur is 8,272 out of which 4,020 are males and 4,252 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kilvelur is 1,058.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kilvelur city is 849 which is 10% of the total population. There are 438 male children and 411 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kilvelur is 938 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,058).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kilvelur is 89.8%. Thus Kilvelur has a higher literacy rate compared to 83.6% of Nagapattinam district. The male literacy rate is 94.33% and the female literacy rate is 85.6% in Kilvelur.

Population
8,272
Literacy
89.8%
Sex Ratio
1,058

Kilvelur Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,151 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.

Kilvelur Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 849 438 411
Literacy 89.8% 84.1% 77.3%
Scheduled Caste 2,689 1,313 1,376
Scheduled Tribe 14 7 7
Illiterate 1,605 641 964

Caste-wise Population - Kilvelur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Kilvelur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,689 1,313 1,376
Schedule Tribe 14 7 7

Religion-wise Population - Kilvelur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kilvelur is 7,434 which is 89.87% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kilvelur is 798 which is 9.65% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Kilvelur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,434 (89.87%) 3,608 3,826
Muslim 798 (9.65%) 398 400
Christian 36 (0.44%) 12 24
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 4 (0.05%) 2 2

Literacy Rate - Kilvelur

The total literacy rate of Kilvelur was 89.82% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 6,667 literates, males were 3,379 while females were 3,288. Also the male literacy rate was 94.33% and the female literacy rate was 85.6% in Kilvelur.

  Kilvelur Tamil Nadu
Female 85.6% 73.44%
Male 94.33% 86.77%
Total 89.82% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Kilvelur

The Sex Ratio of Kilvelur is 1,058. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,058 females in Kilvelur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 938 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,058 ) of Kilvelur.


Child Population - Kilvelur

According to Census 2011, there were 849 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Kilvelur. Out of which 438 were male while 411 were female.


Working Population - Kilvelur

In Kilvelur Town Panchayat out of total population, 3,204 were engaged in work activities. 94.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,204 workers engaged in Main Work, 214 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,291 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,029 2,168 861
Cultivators 214 193 21
Agriculture Labourer 1,291 701 590
Household Industries 50 39 11
Other Workers 1,474 1,235 239
Marginal Workers 175 135 40
Non Working 5,068 1,717 3,351

Kilvelur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 367 71.7% 1,050
2 Ward No - 2 525 70.3% 1,059
3 Ward No - 3 477 82.8% 1,083
4 Ward No - 4 673 72.5% 1,033
5 Ward No - 5 554 86.8% 1,007
6 Ward No - 6 556 84.4% 904
7 Ward No - 7 473 81.2% 1,021
8 Ward No - 8 299 80.9% 1,034
9 Ward No - 9 450 72.4% 1,064
10 Ward No - 10 650 85.4% 884
11 Ward No - 11 667 83.5% 1,097
12 Ward No - 12 783 81.1% 1,111
13 Ward No - 13 875 85.8% 1,182
14 Ward No - 14 458 85.4% 1,279
15 Ward No - 15 465 77.6% 1,085

Map of Kilvelur, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu


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