Kanniyakumari is one of district of Tamil Nadu in India. There are 4 Taluks, 63 villages and 96 towns in Kanniyakumari district.
As per the Census India 2011, Kanniyakumari district has 483,539 households, population of 1,870,374 of which 926,345 are males and 944,029 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 182,350 which is 9.75% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Kanniyakumari district is around
1019 compared to
996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Kanniyakumari district is 82.8% out of which 84.26% males are literate and 81.37% females are literate. The total area of Kanniyakumari is 1,684 sq.km with population density of 1,111 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 17.67% of population lives in Urban area and 82.33% lives in Rural area. There are 3.97% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.39% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kanniyakumari district.
Kanniyakumari Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 1,870,374 | 100% |
| Hindu | 909,872 | 48.65% |
| Christian | 876,299 | 46.85% |
| Muslim | 78,590 | 4.2% |
| Religion not stated | 4,849 | 0.26% |
| Buddhist | 438 | 0.02% |
| Sikh | 160 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 156 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 10 | 0% |
Kanniyakumari Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 663 | 1,021 |
| Number of households | 398,061 | 85,478 |
| Total Population | 1,539,802 | 330,572 |
| Population (%) | 49.45% | 50.11% |
| Male Population | 761,407 | 164,938 |
| Female Population | 778,395 | 165,634 |
| Sex Ratio | 1022 | 1004 |
| Literacy (%) | 83.09% | 81.49% |
List of Taluks in Kanniyakumari
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