Colachel City Population - Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu

Colachel (M) is a City and Municipality located in Kalkulam Taluk of Kanniyakumari district in Tamil Nadu. Colachel city has 3882 housholds and town is divided into 24 wards. Colachel city elections are held of every 5 years to elect representative of each ward.

As per the Census India 2011, Colachel city has population of 15063 of which 7460 are males and 7603 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 1448 which is 9.61% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Colachel city is around 1019 compared to 996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Colachel city is 83.79% out of which 85.78% males are literate and 81.85% females are literate. There are 8.78% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.05% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Colachel city.

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Colachel Population Facts

Number of Households3882
Population15063
Male Population7460 (49.53%)
Female Population7603 (50.47%)
Children Population1448
Sex-ratio1019
Literacy83.79%
Male Literacy85.78%
Female Literacy81.85%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.05%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %8.78%

Map of Colachel, Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu