Odugathur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Vellore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Odugathur is a Town Panchayat city situated in Vellore taluka of Vellore district. The Odugathur city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 2,175 families residing in the Odugathur city. The total population of Odugathur is 8,998 out of which 4,432 are males and 4,566 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Odugathur is 1,030.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Odugathur city is 936 which is 10% of the total population. There are 486 male children and 450 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Odugathur is 926 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,030).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Odugathur is 77.1%. Thus Odugathur has a lower literacy rate compared to 79.2% of Vellore district. The male literacy rate is 85.76% and the female literacy rate is 68.73% in Odugathur.

Population
8,998
Literacy
77.1%
Sex Ratio
1,030

Odugathur Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,175 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.

Odugathur Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 936 486 450
Literacy 77.1% 76.4% 62%
Scheduled Caste 2,004 948 1,056
Scheduled Tribe 65 31 34
Illiterate 2,785 1,048 1,737

Caste-wise Population - Odugathur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Odugathur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,004 948 1,056
Schedule Tribe 65 31 34

Religion-wise Population - Odugathur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Odugathur is 8,808 which is 97.89% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Odugathur is 119 which is 1.32% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Odugathur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,808 (97.89%) 4,356 4,452
Muslim 119 (1.32%) 46 73
Christian 58 (0.64%) 22 36
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 12 (0.13%) 7 5

Literacy Rate - Odugathur

The total literacy rate of Odugathur was 77.07% in 2011 which is less than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 6,213 literates, males were 3,384 while females were 2,829. Also the male literacy rate was 85.76% and the female literacy rate was 68.73% in Odugathur.

  Odugathur Tamil Nadu
Female 68.73% 73.44%
Male 85.76% 86.77%
Total 77.07% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Odugathur

The Sex Ratio of Odugathur is 1,030. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,030 females in Odugathur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 926 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,030 ) of Odugathur.


Child Population - Odugathur

According to Census 2011, there were 936 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Odugathur. Out of which 486 were male while 450 were female.


Working Population - Odugathur

In Odugathur Town Panchayat out of total population, 3,933 were engaged in work activities. 68.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,933 workers engaged in Main Work, 356 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 790 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,688 1,849 839
Cultivators 356 263 93
Agriculture Labourer 790 443 347
Household Industries 118 61 57
Other Workers 1,424 1,082 342
Marginal Workers 1,245 724 521
Non Working 5,065 1,859 3,206

Odugathur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 408 62.7% 1,170
2 Ward No - 2 668 69.3% 1,169
3 Ward No - 3 577 51.5% 1,177
4 Ward No - 4 935 66.3% 989
5 Ward No - 5 325 69.5% 1,019
6 Ward No - 6 629 55.2% 1,049
7 Ward No - 7 881 61.3% 882
8 Ward No - 8 440 72.3% 1,066
9 Ward No - 9 508 77.8% 1,016
10 Ward No - 10 950 73.7% 896
11 Ward No - 11 982 74.3% 1,112
12 Ward No - 12 249 86.7% 961
13 Ward No - 13 328 72% 1,089
14 Ward No - 14 735 79% 1,025
15 Ward No - 15 383 75.2% 1,048

Map of Odugathur, Vellore, Tamil Nadu


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