Vijayapuram Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kottayam, Kerala - Census 2011

Vijayapuram is a Census Town city situated in Kottayam taluka of Kottayam district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 7,425 families residing in the Vijayapuram city. The total population of Vijayapuram is 29,248 out of which 14,137 are males and 15,111 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vijayapuram is 1,069.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Vijayapuram city is 2188 which is 7% of the total population. There are 1069 male children and 1119 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vijayapuram is 1,047 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,069).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vijayapuram is 97.8%. Thus Vijayapuram has a higher literacy rate compared to 97.2% of Kottayam district. The male literacy rate is 98.32% and the female literacy rate is 97.29% in Vijayapuram.

Population
29,248
Literacy
97.8%
Sex Ratio
1,069

Vijayapuram Census Town has total administration over 7,425 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Vijayapuram Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,188 1,069 1,119
Literacy 97.8% 90.9% 90.1%
Scheduled Caste 2,507 1,251 1,256
Scheduled Tribe 109 52 57
Illiterate 2,786 1,288 1,498

Caste-wise Population - Vijayapuram

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Vijayapuram.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,507 1,251 1,256
Schedule Tribe 109 52 57

Religion-wise Population - Vijayapuram

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Vijayapuram is 12,733 which is 43.53% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Vijayapuram is 318 which is 1.09% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Vijayapuram as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 12,733 (43.53%) 6,239 6,494
Muslim 318 (1.09%) 171 147
Christian 16,033 (54.82%) 7,652 8,381
Sikh 4 (0.01%) 3 1
Buddhist 5 (0.02%) 2 3
Jain 9 (0.03%) 7 2
Other Religion 20 (0.07%) 11 9
No Religion Specified 126 (0.43%) 52 74

Literacy Rate - Vijayapuram

The total literacy rate of Vijayapuram was 97.79% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 26,462 literates, males were 12,849 while females were 13,613. Also the male literacy rate was 98.32% and the female literacy rate was 97.29% in Vijayapuram.

  Vijayapuram Kerala
Female 97.29% 92.07%
Male 98.32% 96.11%
Total 97.79% 94%

Sex Ratio - Vijayapuram

The Sex Ratio of Vijayapuram is 1,069. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,069 females in Vijayapuram. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,047 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,069 ) of Vijayapuram.


Child Population - Vijayapuram

According to Census 2011, there were 2,188 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Vijayapuram. Out of which 1,069 were male while 1,119 were female.


Working Population - Vijayapuram

In Vijayapuram Census Town out of total population, 10,920 were engaged in work activities. 88.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,920 workers engaged in Main Work, 96 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 287 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,628 6,954 2,674
Cultivators 96 80 16
Agriculture Labourer 287 249 38
Household Industries 157 103 54
Other Workers 9,088 6,522 2,566
Marginal Workers 1,292 565 727
Non Working 18,328 6,618 11,710

Vijayapuram Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Vijayapuram is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 29,248 90.5% 1,069

Map of Vijayapuram, Kottayam, Kerala


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