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

Vilavur is a Town Panchayat city situated in Kalkulam taluka of Kanniyakumari district. The Vilavur city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 3,725 families residing in the Vilavur city. The total population of Vilavur is 14,320 out of which 7,147 are males and 7,173 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vilavur is 1,004.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Vilavur city is 1313 which is 9% of the total population. There are 653 male children and 660 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vilavur is 1,011 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,004).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vilavur is 91%. Thus Vilavur has a lower literacy rate compared to 91.7% of Kanniyakumari district. The male literacy rate is 92.52% and the female literacy rate is 89.41% in Vilavur.

Population
14,320
Literacy
91%
Sex Ratio
1,004

Vilavur Town Panchayat has total administration over 3,725 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.

Vilavur Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,313 653 660
Literacy 91% 84.1% 81.2%
Scheduled Caste 508 245 263
Scheduled Tribe 3 1 2
Illiterate 2,489 1,139 1,350

Caste-wise Population - Vilavur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Vilavur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 508 245 263
Schedule Tribe 3 1 2

Religion-wise Population - Vilavur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Vilavur is 5,069 which is 35.4% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Vilavur is 280 which is 1.96% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Vilavur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,069 (35.4%) 2,555 2,514
Muslim 280 (1.96%) 145 135
Christian 8,958 (62.56%) 4,439 4,519
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 3 (0.02%) 3 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 10 (0.07%) 5 5

Literacy Rate - Vilavur

The total literacy rate of Vilavur was 90.96% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 11,831 literates, males were 6,008 while females were 5,823. Also the male literacy rate was 92.52% and the female literacy rate was 89.41% in Vilavur.

  Vilavur Tamil Nadu
Female 89.41% 73.44%
Male 92.52% 86.77%
Total 90.96% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Vilavur

The Sex Ratio of Vilavur is 1,004. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,004 females in Vilavur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,011 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,004 ) of Vilavur.


Child Population - Vilavur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,313 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Vilavur. Out of which 653 were male while 660 were female.


Working Population - Vilavur

In Vilavur Town Panchayat out of total population, 5,065 were engaged in work activities. 86.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,065 workers engaged in Main Work, 136 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 918 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,380 3,697 683
Cultivators 136 134 2
Agriculture Labourer 918 859 59
Household Industries 89 50 39
Other Workers 3,237 2,654 583
Marginal Workers 685 426 259
Non Working 9,255 3,024 6,231

Vilavur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,706 76% 991
2 Ward No - 2 711 76.1% 881
3 Ward No - 3 724 81.4% 962
4 Ward No - 4 918 78.8% 1,170
5 Ward No - 5 723 88.4% 918
6 Ward No - 6 912 75.5% 1,059
7 Ward No - 7 850 84.8% 1,114
8 Ward No - 8 786 84.5% 1,005
9 Ward No - 9 1,078 87.1% 956
10 Ward No - 10 959 81.6% 1,080
11 Ward No - 11 934 81.4% 950
12 Ward No - 12 1,289 86.1% 1,011
13 Ward No - 13 781 85.3% 997
14 Ward No - 14 1,105 88% 1,043
15 Ward No - 15 844 87.4% 910

Map of Vilavur, Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu


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