|
People & Culture
The people are the human
resource of the District. Their culture, religion,
aptitude,habits, beliefs, talents etc have a bearing on
how the district presents itself to others. Tamil and
Malayalam are the main languages of this district.
Hindus and Christians form a sizeable percentage of the
population of the district and there are a number of
Muslims dominated belts in the district. The caste
system in the Society has weakened to a great extent
especially after independence because of growth of
education and improvements in transport and
communication. Some of the communities in the district
are Nadars, Nanjil Nadu Vellalars, Paravas, Mukthavas,
Vilakki Thalanayar, Kammalar or Asari, Nairs,
Chackarevars, Kerala Mudalis etc. Rice is the staple
food of the rich and poor alike in the district. Some
among the poorer section also use tapioca. Beverages
like tea and coffee are widely spread even in to the
rural area of the district.
AREA AND POPULATION
AREA, POPULATION, LITERATES, SC, ST
– SEXWISE BY BLOCKS AND MUNICIPALITIES
|
Sl. No |
Name of the Blocks/
Municipalities |
Area (sq.km)
|
Population |
Literate |
|
Persons
|
Male
|
Female
|
Persons |
Male
|
Female
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
| 1. |
Agastheswaram |
143.35 |
115188 |
56778 |
58410 |
85970 |
44282 |
41688 |
| 2 |
Rajakkamangalam |
135.49 |
127325 |
63980 |
63345 |
92573 |
48516 |
44057 |
| 3. |
Thovalai |
360.91 |
97802 |
49117 |
48685 |
71075 |
37722 |
33353 |
| 4. |
Kurunthancode |
109.54 |
168810 |
85460 |
83350 |
119818 |
63016 |
56802 |
| 5 |
Thuckalay |
127.41 |
162019 |
81739 |
80280 |
117437 |
61607 |
55830 |
| 6 |
Thiruvattar |
88.37 |
159182 |
80261 |
78921 |
109262 |
57402 |
51860 |
| 7 |
Killiyoor |
138.86 |
151034 |
76515 |
74519 |
105231 |
55695 |
49536 |
| 8. |
Munchiri |
71.45 |
175454 |
88584 |
86870 |
116522 |
61656 |
54877 |
| 9 |
Melpuram |
27.57 |
173426 |
86422 |
87004 |
120296 |
63380 |
56916 |
| 10. |
Nagercoil Municipality |
19.37 |
190084 |
94834 |
95250 |
152274 |
78393 |
73881 |
| 11 |
Padmanabapuram |
6.47 |
19269 |
9680 |
9589 |
14961 |
7875 |
7086 |
| 12 |
Colachel |
5.18 |
24305 |
12320 |
11985 |
16822 |
8731 |
8091 |
| 13 |
Kuzhithurai |
5.15 |
19226 |
9467 |
9759 |
14740 |
7513 |
7227 |
|
Sl. No. |
Name of the Blocks/Municipalities |
Scheduled
Caste |
Scheduled Tribes |
|
Persons |
Male |
Female |
Persons |
Male |
Female |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
|
1 |
Agastheswaram |
13397 |
6577 |
6820 |
513 |
251 |
262 |
|
2 |
Rajakkamangalam |
7348 |
3677 |
3671 |
55 |
29 |
29 |
|
3 |
Thovalai |
11344 |
5657 |
5687 |
487 |
271 |
216 |
|
4 |
Kurunthancode |
7866 |
4029 |
3837 |
35 |
18 |
17 |
|
5 |
Thuckalay |
5386 |
2722 |
2664 |
19 |
5 |
14 |
|
6 |
Thiruvattar |
4510 |
2247 |
2263 |
2237 |
1121 |
1116 |
|
7 |
Killiyoor |
2777 |
1393 |
1384 |
61 |
32 |
29 |
|
8 |
Munchiri |
6257 |
3080 |
3177 |
143 |
65 |
78 |
|
9 |
Melpuram |
7310 |
3624 |
3686 |
1275 |
630 |
645 |
|
10 |
Nagercoil Municipality |
7483 |
3719 |
3764 |
342 |
170 |
172 |
|
11 |
Padmanabapuram |
2225 |
1152 |
1073 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
|
12 |
Colachel |
580 |
272 |
308 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
13 |
Kuzhithurai |
379 |
190 |
189 |
42 |
23 |
19 |
|
