Ozhukarai Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Puducherry, Puducherry - Census 2011

Ozhukarai is a Municipality city situated in Ozhukarai Taluk commune panchayat of Puducherry district. The Ozhukarai city is divided into 37 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 74,133 families residing in the Ozhukarai city. The total population of Ozhukarai is 300,104 out of which 148,464 are males and 151,640 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ozhukarai is 1,021.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Ozhukarai city is 30464 which is 10% of the total population. There are 15523 male children and 14941 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ozhukarai is 963 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,021).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ozhukarai is 89.3%. Thus Ozhukarai has a higher literacy rate compared to 85.4% of Puducherry district. The male literacy rate is 93.86% and the female literacy rate is 84.97% in Ozhukarai.

Population
300,104
Literacy
89.3%
Sex Ratio
1,021

Ozhukarai Municipality has total administration over 74,133 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Ozhukarai Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ozhukarai Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 30,464 15,523 14,941
Literacy 89.3% 84% 76.6%
Scheduled Caste 27,366 13,389 13,977
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 59,175 23,691 35,484

Caste-wise Population - Ozhukarai

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Ozhukarai.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 27,366 13,389 13,977
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Ozhukarai

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ozhukarai is 268,527 which is 89.48% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ozhukarai is 6,538 which is 2.18% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Ozhukarai as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 268,527 (89.48%) 133,280 135,247
Muslim 6,538 (2.18%) 3,282 3,256
Christian 23,548 (7.85%) 11,186 12,362
Sikh 81 (0.03%) 44 37
Buddhist 74 (0.02%) 38 36
Jain 898 (0.3%) 461 437
Other Religion 49 (0.02%) 23 26
No Religion Specified 389 (0.13%) 150 239

Literacy Rate - Ozhukarai

The total literacy rate of Ozhukarai was 89.35% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 85.85% of Puducherry. Population-wise, out of total 240,929 literates, males were 124,773 while females were 116,156. Also the male literacy rate was 93.86% and the female literacy rate was 84.97% in Ozhukarai.

  Ozhukarai Puducherry
Female 84.97% 80.67%
Male 93.86% 91.26%
Total 89.35% 85.85%

Sex Ratio - Ozhukarai

The Sex Ratio of Ozhukarai is 1,021. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,021 females in Ozhukarai. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 963 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,021 ) of Ozhukarai.


Child Population - Ozhukarai

According to Census 2011, there were 30,464 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Ozhukarai. Out of which 15,523 were male while 14,941 were female.


Working Population - Ozhukarai

In Ozhukarai Municipality out of total population, 108,110 were engaged in work activities. 95.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 108,110 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,065 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,370 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 103,179 78,742 24,437
Cultivators 1,065 935 130
Agriculture Labourer 1,370 1,017 353
Household Industries 1,517 876 641
Other Workers 99,227 75,914 23,313
Marginal Workers 4,931 3,027 1,904
Non Working 191,994 66,695 125,299

Ozhukarai Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Ozhukarai is further divided into 37 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,932 72.9% 1,021
2 Ward No - 2 3,558 77.9% 1,228
3 Ward No - 3 9,226 77.2% 960
4 Ward No - 4 3,063 68.1% 1,010
5 Ward No - 5 6,570 74% 962
6 Ward No - 6 3,610 85.8% 1,055
7 Ward No - 7 13,020 82.7% 1,016
8 Ward No - 8 9,421 81.8% 1,081
9 Ward No - 9 4,990 87.5% 1,019
10 Ward No - 10 12,375 81.1% 1,024
11 Ward No - 11 5,833 79.6% 1,032
12 Ward No - 12 13,291 74% 978
13 Ward No - 13 8,855 75.9% 1,021
14 Ward No - 14 16,062 84.8% 1,006
15 Ward No - 15 4,052 88.1% 1,019
16 Ward No - 16 9,523 81.6% 1,026
17 Ward No - 17 6,355 81.2% 987
18 Ward No - 18 8,526 80.8% 1,044
19 Ward No - 19 6,640 85.3% 1,050
20 Ward No - 20 7,011 82.1% 1,032
21 Ward No - 21 5,514 83.2% 1,024
22 Ward No - 22 6,687 77.5% 1,015
23 Ward No - 23 1,840 86.4% 996
24 Ward No - 24 9,226 81% 1,017
25 Ward No - 25 4,910 82.8% 1,036
26 Ward No - 26 15,818 77.5% 1,019
27 Ward No - 27 8,357 80.6% 1,029
28 Ward No - 28 9,416 76.6% 976
29 Ward No - 29 4,467 77% 1,010
30 Ward No - 30 8,666 77.9% 1,013
31 Ward No - 31 15,714 77.5% 1,043
32 Ward No - 32 9,903 82.1% 1,013
33 Ward No - 33 13,351 82.1% 1,059
34 Ward No - 34 6,883 81.9% 1,034
35 Ward No - 35 8,978 87% 987
36 Ward No - 36 6,342 82.8% 1,029
37 Ward No - 37 7,119 78.9% 1,060

Map of Ozhukarai, Puducherry, Puducherry


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