District of Tamil Nadu

Kanniyakumari: 18.7 lakh people, one story

People
18,70,374
Area
1,684 km²
Literacy
91.75%
Sex ratio
1,019
#1 in Tamil NaduLiteracy rate: 91.75%. Rank 1 of 32 districts.See the numbers →#1 in Tamil NaduFemale literacy: 89.90%. Rank 1 of 32 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Tamil NaduPopulation density: 1,111 per km². Rank 2 of 32 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Tamil NaduChild sex ratio (0–6): 964 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 2 of 32 districts.See the numbers →

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KanniyakumariTamil Nadu

The history, places and schemes of Kanniyakumari are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Kanniyakumari in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population18.7 lakh#19/32 in Tamil Nadu
Area1,684 km²#31/32 in Tamil Nadu
Population density1,111 per km²#2/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 555
Sex ratio1,019 females per 1000 males#6/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)964 girls per 1000 boys#2/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 943
Literacy rate91.75%#1/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 80.09
Female literacy89.90%#1/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 73.44
Urban population82.3%#2/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 48.4

People & society

91.7% can read. 1,019 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
93.686.8
Female literacy
89.973.4
Scheduled Castes
4.020.0
Scheduled Tribes
0.41.1
Living in towns
82.348.4

Gender literacy gap: 3.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 48.6%
  • Muslim 4.2%
  • Christian 46.9%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    13 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    6.8 lakh workers, 36.3% of all people

    This district
    Tamil Nadu
    • Cultivators 2.3%
    • Farm labourers 10.7%
    • Household industry 5.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 81.7%

      Schemes & development

      Only 78% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      77.974.5
      Latrine at home
      71.538.5
      Tap water
      53.363.7
      LPG / PNG
      33.338.3
      Phone
      66.659.8
      Television
      73.469.4
      Bicycle
      20.536.1
      Two-wheeler
      19.225.8

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.