Overview
Kuzhithurai is a Municipality city in district of Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu. The Kuzhithurai city is divided into 21 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Kuzhithurai Municipality has population of 21,307 of which 10,539 are males while 10,768 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 1829 which is 8.58 % of total population of Kuzhithurai (M). In Kuzhithurai Municipality, Female Sex Ratio is of 1022 against state average of 996. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Kuzhithurai is around 984 compared to Tamil Nadu state average of 943. Literacy rate of Kuzhithurai city is 94.07 % higher than state average of 80.09 %. In Kuzhithurai, Male literacy is around 95.85 % while female literacy rate is 92.32 %.
Kuzhithurai Municipality has total administration over 5,519 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Kuzhithurai Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.45 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.02 % of total population in Kuzhithurai (M).
Kuzhithurai Work Profile
Out of total population, 7,861 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 5,915 were males while 1,946 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 7861 working population, 83.92 % were engaged in Main Work while 16.08 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.
Kuzhithurai 2021 Population
The next census for Kuzhithurai Population will be held in 2021. Right now all figures for 2021 are estimates only.