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

Velankanni is a Town Panchayat city situated in Kilvelur taluka of Nagapattinam district. The Velankanni city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 2,753 families residing in the Velankanni city. The total population of Velankanni is 11,108 out of which 5,327 are males and 5,781 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Velankanni is 1,085.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Velankanni city is 1223 which is 11% of the total population. There are 637 male children and 586 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Velankanni is 920 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,085).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Velankanni is 85%. Thus Velankanni has a higher literacy rate compared to 83.6% of Nagapattinam district. The male literacy rate is 90.53% and the female literacy rate is 79.98% in Velankanni.

Population
11,108
Literacy
85%
Sex Ratio
1,085

Velankanni Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,753 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.

Velankanni Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,223 637 586
Literacy 85% 79.7% 71.9%
Scheduled Caste 1,913 907 1,006
Scheduled Tribe 23 12 11
Illiterate 2,707 1,081 1,626

Caste-wise Population - Velankanni

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Velankanni.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,913 907 1,006
Schedule Tribe 23 12 11

Religion-wise Population - Velankanni

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Velankanni is 6,871 which is 61.86% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Velankanni is 700 which is 6.3% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Velankanni as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,871 (61.86%) 3,322 3,549
Muslim 700 (6.3%) 337 363
Christian 3,464 (31.18%) 1,618 1,846
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Buddhist 3 (0.03%) 2 1
Jain 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 68 (0.61%) 48 20

Literacy Rate - Velankanni

The total literacy rate of Velankanni was 84.99% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 8,401 literates, males were 4,246 while females were 4,155. Also the male literacy rate was 90.53% and the female literacy rate was 79.98% in Velankanni.

  Velankanni Tamil Nadu
Female 79.98% 73.44%
Male 90.53% 86.77%
Total 84.99% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Velankanni

The Sex Ratio of Velankanni is 1,085. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,085 females in Velankanni. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 920 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,085 ) of Velankanni.


Child Population - Velankanni

According to Census 2011, there were 1,223 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Velankanni. Out of which 637 were male while 586 were female.


Working Population - Velankanni

In Velankanni Town Panchayat out of total population, 3,885 were engaged in work activities. 75.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,885 workers engaged in Main Work, 104 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 249 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,946 2,166 780
Cultivators 104 97 7
Agriculture Labourer 249 137 112
Household Industries 40 21 19
Other Workers 2,553 1,911 642
Marginal Workers 939 611 328
Non Working 7,223 2,550 4,673

Velankanni Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,895 70.7% 1,117
2 Ward No - 2 362 72.4% 957
3 Ward No - 3 162 61.7% 1,314
4 Ward No - 4 463 80.1% 1,040
5 Ward No - 5 186 52.2% 3,650
6 Ward No - 6 544 63.8% 1,117
7 Ward No - 7 944 76.3% 1,075
8 Ward No - 8 1,728 68.9% 1,057
9 Ward No - 9 570 82.3% 1,096
10 Ward No - 10 507 88% 1,061
11 Ward No - 11 637 81.8% 954
12 Ward No - 12 1,409 80.1% 1,103
13 Ward No - 13 449 84.6% 978
14 Ward No - 14 940 83.5% 914
15 Ward No - 15 312 78.5% 1,476

Map of Velankanni, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu


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