Thazhakudy Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Thazhakudy is a Town Panchayat city situated in Thovala taluka of Kanniyakumari district. The Thazhakudy city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 2,503 families residing in the Thazhakudy city. The total population of Thazhakudy is 8,992 out of which 4,445 are males and 4,547 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Thazhakudy is 1,023.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Thazhakudy city is 861 which is 10% of the total population. There are 435 male children and 426 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Thazhakudy is 979 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,023).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Thazhakudy is 91.9%. Thus Thazhakudy has a higher literacy rate compared to 91.7% of Kanniyakumari district. The male literacy rate is 94.51% and the female literacy rate is 89.42% in Thazhakudy.

Population
8,992
Literacy
91.9%
Sex Ratio
1,023

Thazhakudy Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,503 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.

Thazhakudy Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 861 435 426
Literacy 91.9% 85.3% 81%
Scheduled Caste 974 480 494
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,517 655 862

Caste-wise Population - Thazhakudy

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Thazhakudy.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 974 480 494
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Thazhakudy

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Thazhakudy is 7,236 which is 80.47% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Thazhakudy is 5 which is 0.06% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Thazhakudy as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,236 (80.47%) 3,571 3,665
Muslim 5 (0.06%) 2 3
Christian 1,742 (19.37%) 868 874
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 8 (0.09%) 4 4

Literacy Rate - Thazhakudy

The total literacy rate of Thazhakudy was 91.93% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 7,475 literates, males were 3,790 while females were 3,685. Also the male literacy rate was 94.51% and the female literacy rate was 89.42% in Thazhakudy.

  Thazhakudy Tamil Nadu
Female 89.42% 73.44%
Male 94.51% 86.77%
Total 91.93% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Thazhakudy

The Sex Ratio of Thazhakudy is 1,023. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,023 females in Thazhakudy. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 979 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,023 ) of Thazhakudy.


Child Population - Thazhakudy

According to Census 2011, there were 861 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Thazhakudy. Out of which 435 were male while 426 were female.


Working Population - Thazhakudy

In Thazhakudy Town Panchayat out of total population, 3,530 were engaged in work activities. 72% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,530 workers engaged in Main Work, 88 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 490 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,543 1,957 586
Cultivators 88 86 2
Agriculture Labourer 490 371 119
Household Industries 204 83 121
Other Workers 1,761 1,417 344
Marginal Workers 987 651 336
Non Working 5,462 1,837 3,625

Thazhakudy Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 942 84.8% 1,026
2 Ward No - 2 536 83.6% 978
3 Ward No - 3 802 70.8% 975
4 Ward No - 4 733 80.1% 981
5 Ward No - 5 596 82.6% 1,121
6 Ward No - 6 453 89.8% 1,088
7 Ward No - 7 380 80% 1,021
8 Ward No - 8 594 87.2% 1,000
9 Ward No - 9 468 82.9% 1,137
10 Ward No - 10 664 81.6% 1,031
11 Ward No - 11 552 87% 1,022
12 Ward No - 12 448 87.1% 1,027
13 Ward No - 13 830 86.6% 953
14 Ward No - 14 482 78.2% 1,051
15 Ward No - 15 512 89.1% 1,048

Map of Thazhakudy, Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu


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