Vazhapadi Taluka, with population of about 2 lakh is Salem district's the 3rd least populous sub district, located in Salem district of the state Tamil Nadu in India. There are 59 villages in the sub district, among them Minnampalli is the most populous village with population of 9327 and Sandumalai is the least populous village with population of 118. Gudamalai R.F. is the biggest village in the sub district with an area of 22 km2 and Sandumalai is the smallest with 0 km2.
There are 4 cities in the sub district which comes under the sub district administration, those are - Vazhapadi, Ayothiapattinam and Belur Town Panchayats and Masinaickenpatty Census Town.
Demographics
The sub district is home to about 2 lakh people, among them about 99 thousand (50%) are male and about 97 thousand (50%) are female. 68% of the whole population are from general caste, 27% are from schedule caste and 5% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Vazhapadi taluka is 10%, among them 52% are boys and 48% are girls. There are about 51 thousand households in the sub district and an average 4 persons live in every family.
The majority of the population, nearly 76% (about 1.5 lakh) live in Vazhapadi Sub District rural part and 24% (about 47 thousand) population live in the Vazhapadi Sub District urban part.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
195,412 |
132,387 |
52,370 |
10,655 |
20,093 |
| Male |
98,681 |
66,927 |
26,311 |
5,443 |
10,388 |
| Female |
96,731 |
65,460 |
26,059 |
5,212 |
9,705 |
Religion wise distribution of population
Hindus contribute 97% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the sub district followed by Christians which contribute 2% of the total population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 979 in Christians are 1054.
|
Total |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Christian |
Sikh |
Buddhist |
Jain |
Others |
Not Stated |
| Total |
195,412 |
190,032 |
2,033 |
3,206 |
16 |
13 |
1 |
4 |
107 |
| Male |
98,681 |
96,044 |
1,011 |
1,561 |
10 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
49 |
| Female |
96,731 |
93,988 |
1,022 |
1,645 |
6 |
9 |
0 |
3 |
58 |
Growth of population
Population of the sub district has increased by 13.7% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 1.7 lakh. Female population growth rate of the sub district is 14.4% which is 1.4% higher than male population growth rate of 13%. General caste population has increased by 10.2%; Schedule caste population has increased by 23.2%; Schedule Tribe population has increased by 15.7% and child population has decreased by -4.1% in the sub district since last census.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
13.7% |
10.2% |
23.2% |
15.7% |
-4.1% |
| Male |
13% |
9.4% |
22.3% |
17.3% |
-5.2% |
| Female |
14.4% |
11% |
24.2% |
14% |
-2.8% |
Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 980 females per 1000 male in the sub district. Sex ratio in general caste is 978, in schedule caste is 990 and in schedule tribe is 958. There are 934 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 increased by 12 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has increased by 22 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
|
Total |
General |
SC |
ST |
Child |
| Change |
12 |
13 |
15 |
-27 |
22 |
| 2011 |
980 |
978 |
990 |
958 |
934 |
| 2001 |
968 |
965 |
975 |
985 |
912 |
Literacy
Total about 1.3 lakh people in the sub district are literate, among them about 72 thousand are male and about 57 thousand are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Vazhapadi is 73%. 81% of male and 65% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the sub district has increased by 8%. Male literacy has gone up by 6% and female literacy rate has gone up by 10%.
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Change |
7.8% |
5.7% |
10.0% |
| 2011 |
73.1% |
81% |
65% |
| 2001 |
65.3% |
75.3% |
55% |
Workers profile
Vazhapadi has 51% (about 1 lakh) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 61% male and 42% female population are working population. 57% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 4% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 36% of total female population are main and 6% are marginal workers.
|
Worker (Among total population) |
Main Worker (Among workers) |
Marginal Worker (Among workers) |
Non Worker (Among total population) |
| Total |
51.4% |
46.3% |
5.1% |
48.6% |
| Male |
61.1% |
56.8% |
4.3% |
38.9% |
| Female |
41.6% |
35.6% |
6% |
58.4% |