Vellakoil Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Vellakoil is a Municipality city situated in Kangeyam taluka of Tiruppur district. The Vellakoil city is divided into 21 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 12,157 families residing in the Vellakoil city. The total population of Vellakoil is 40,359 out of which 20,158 are males and 20,201 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vellakoil is 1,002.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Vellakoil city is 3438 which is 9% of the total population. There are 1787 male children and 1651 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vellakoil is 924 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,002).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vellakoil is 81.3%. Thus Vellakoil has a higher literacy rate compared to 78.7% of Tiruppur district. The male literacy rate is 88.05% and the female literacy rate is 74.59% in Vellakoil.

Population
40,359
Literacy
81.3%
Sex Ratio
1,002

Vellakoil Municipality has total administration over 12,157 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.

Vellakoil Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,438 1,787 1,651
Literacy 81.3% 80.2% 68.5%
Scheduled Caste 6,572 3,300 3,272
Scheduled Tribe 22 9 13
Illiterate 10,346 3,982 6,364

Caste-wise Population - Vellakoil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Vellakoil.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 6,572 3,300 3,272
Schedule Tribe 22 9 13

Religion-wise Population - Vellakoil

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Vellakoil is 39,004 which is 96.64% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Vellakoil is 372 which is 0.92% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Vellakoil as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 39,004 (96.64%) 19,511 19,493
Muslim 372 (0.92%) 178 194
Christian 814 (2.02%) 394 420
Sikh 12 (0.03%) 4 8
Buddhist 3 (0.01%) 0 3
Jain 1 (0%) 0 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 153 (0.38%) 71 82

Literacy Rate - Vellakoil

The total literacy rate of Vellakoil was 81.29% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 30,013 literates, males were 16,176 while females were 13,837. Also the male literacy rate was 88.05% and the female literacy rate was 74.59% in Vellakoil.

  Vellakoil Tamil Nadu
Female 74.59% 73.44%
Male 88.05% 86.77%
Total 81.29% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Vellakoil

The Sex Ratio of Vellakoil is 1,002. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,002 females in Vellakoil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 924 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,002 ) of Vellakoil.


Child Population - Vellakoil

According to Census 2011, there were 3,438 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Vellakoil. Out of which 1,787 were male while 1,651 were female.


Working Population - Vellakoil

In Vellakoil Municipality out of total population, 22,053 were engaged in work activities. 93.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 22,053 workers engaged in Main Work, 577 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,776 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 20,528 12,816 7,712
Cultivators 577 365 212
Agriculture Labourer 1,776 910 866
Household Industries 1,077 593 484
Other Workers 17,098 10,948 6,150
Marginal Workers 1,525 749 776
Non Working 18,306 6,593 11,713

Vellakoil Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Vellakoil is further divided into 21 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,761 67.9% 1,038
2 Ward No - 2 1,938 74% 990
3 Ward No - 3 3,108 73.6% 978
4 Ward No - 4 2,755 72.7% 961
5 Ward No - 5 1,026 83.2% 985
6 Ward No - 6 2,029 77.5% 995
7 Ward No - 7 1,907 78.3% 1,046
8 Ward No - 8 1,766 69.8% 1,042
9 Ward No - 9 1,991 74.7% 1,059
10 Ward No - 10 1,534 71.1% 995
11 Ward No - 11 2,074 65.5% 962
12 Ward No - 12 1,580 70.8% 953
13 Ward No - 13 1,480 68.6% 968
14 Ward No - 14 1,420 61.9% 964
15 Ward No - 15 1,428 81.7% 1,049
16 Ward No - 16 2,498 76.1% 961
17 Ward No - 17 2,041 76.1% 1,057
18 Ward No - 18 1,456 82.5% 1,045
19 Ward No - 19 1,496 82.7% 1,055
20 Ward No - 20 2,655 82.4% 959
21 Ward No - 21 2,416 72.4% 1,051

Map of Vellakoil, Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu


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