Kavaratti Sub Division, with population of about 11 thousand is Lakshadweep district's the most populous sub district, located in Lakshadweep district of the state Lakshadweep in India. There is only one village in this sub district which is Suheli Cheriyakara and the population of Suheli Cheriyakara is 11.
There are 1 census towns in the sub district, those are - Kavaratti Census Town.
Demographics
The sub district is home to about 11 thousand people, among them 6182 (55%) are male and 5039 (45%) are female. 11% of the whole population are from general caste and 89% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Kavaratti sub division is 10%, among them 53% are boys and 47% are girls. There are 2249 households in the sub district and an average 5 persons live in every family.
100% population of Kavaratti sub division live in the Kavaratti Sub District urban part.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
11,221 |
1,266 |
0 |
9,955 |
1,158 |
| Male |
6,182 |
1,016 |
0 |
5,166 |
618 |
| Female |
5,039 |
250 |
0 |
4,789 |
540 |
Religion wise distribution of population
Muslims contribute 92% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the sub district followed by Hindus which contribute 7% of the total population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Muslims are 910 in Hindus are 149.
|
Total |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Christian |
Sikh |
Buddhist |
Jain |
Others |
Not Stated |
| Total |
11,221 |
788 |
10,316 |
96 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
15 |
| Male |
6,182 |
686 |
5,400 |
86 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
| Female |
5,039 |
102 |
4,916 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
Growth of population
Population of the sub district has decreased by -34.7% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 17 thousand. Female population growth rate of the sub district is -36.4% which is -3.1% lower than male population growth rate of -33.3%. General caste population has decreased by -6.2%; Schedule Tribe population has decreased by -37.2% and child population has decreased by -53.9% in the sub district since last census.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
-34.7% |
-6.2% |
0% |
-37.2% |
-53.9% |
| Male |
-33.3% |
0.1% |
0% |
-37.5% |
-52.6% |
| Female |
-36.4% |
-25.1% |
0% |
-36.9% |
-55.4% |
Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 815 females per 1000 male in the sub district. Sex ratio in general caste is 246, and in schedule tribe is 927. There are 874 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the sub district. Overall sex ratio in the sub district has decreased by 39 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 54 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
|
Total |
General |
SC |
ST |
Child |
| Change |
-39 |
-83 |
0 |
9 |
-54 |
| 2011 |
815 |
246 |
0 |
927 |
874 |
| 2001 |
854 |
329 |
0 |
918 |
928 |
Literacy
Total 9218 people in the sub district are literate, among them 5307 are male and 3911 are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Kavaratti is 92%. 95% of male and 87% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the sub district has increased by 4%. Male literacy has gone down by 1% and female literacy rate has gone up by 6%.
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Change |
3.7% |
1.8% |
5.8% |
| 2011 |
91.6% |
95.4% |
86.9% |
| 2001 |
87.9% |
93.6% |
81.1% |
Workers profile
Kavaratti has 31% (3531) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 47% male and 13% female population are working population. 30% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 17% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 8% of total female population are main and 5% are marginal workers.
|
Worker (Among total population) |
Main Worker (Among workers) |
Marginal Worker (Among workers) |
Non Worker (Among total population) |
| Total |
31.5% |
20% |
11.5% |
68.5% |
| Male |
46.8% |
29.9% |
16.9% |
53.2% |
| Female |
12.7% |
7.8% |
4.9% |
87.3% |