Population18,70,374Kanniyakumari
Males9,26,345
Females9,44,029
Literate15,48,738
Population Overview
Total population18,70,374
Males9,26,345
Females9,44,029
Sex ratio1,019per 1,000 males
Households4,83,539
Literacy
Literate15,48,738
Literate males7,80,541
Literate females7,68,197
Literacy %82.8%
Illiterate3,21,636
Illiterate males1,45,804
Illiterate females1,75,832
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–61,82,350
Boys 0–692,835
Girls 0–689,515
Child %9.7%
SC / ST
SC population74,249
SC males36,817
SC females37,432
SC %4%
ST population7,282
ST males3,554
ST females3,728
ST %0.4%
Workers — Total
Total workers6,79,620
Worker males5,24,629
Worker females1,54,991
Work participation %36.3%
Non-workers11,90,754
Non-worker males4,01,716
Non-worker females7,89,038
Workers — Main
Main workers5,52,658
Main males4,46,895
Main females1,05,763
Cultivators12,229
Cultivator males10,619
Cultivator females1,610
Agri labourers51,350
Agri labourer males44,394
Agri labourer females6,956
Household industry21,078
HH industry males8,626
HH industry females12,452
Other workers4,68,001
Other males3,83,256
Other females84,745
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers1,26,962
Marginal males77,734
Marginal females49,228
Marg. cultivators3,381
Marg. agri labourers21,517
Marg. HH industry14,711
Marg. other87,353
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males2,429
Marg. cultivator females952
Marg. agri lab. males17,001
Marg. agri lab. females4,516
Marg. HH industry males3,752
Marg. HH industry females10,959
Marg. other males54,552
Marg. other females32,801
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers1,02,816
3–6 mo males63,167
3–6 mo females39,649
3–6 mo cultivators2,927
3–6 mo cult. males2,108
3–6 mo cult. females819
3–6 mo agri lab.17,212
3–6 mo agri lab. males13,865
3–6 mo agri lab. females3,347
3–6 mo HH industry10,670
3–6 mo HH ind. males2,619
3–6 mo HH ind. females8,051
3–6 mo other72,007
3–6 mo other males44,575
3–6 mo other females27,432
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers24,146
0–3 mo males14,567
0–3 mo females9,579
0–3 mo cultivators454
0–3 mo cult. males321
0–3 mo cult. females133
0–3 mo agri lab.4,305
0–3 mo agri lab. males3,136
0–3 mo agri lab. females1,169
0–3 mo HH industry4,041
0–3 mo HH ind. males1,133
0–3 mo HH ind. females2,908
0–3 mo other15,346
0–3 mo other males9,977
0–3 mo other females5,369
Top sub-districts by population
sub-districts comparison
4 sub-districts
sub-districts-wise data
| # | Sub-district | Population | Males | Females | Literate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalkulam | 6,06,706 | 3,02,183 | 3,04,523 | 5,02,091 |
| 2 | Vilavancode | 5,90,567 | 2,91,713 | 2,98,854 | 4,79,991 |
| 3 | Agastheeswaram | 5,52,175 | 2,72,393 | 2,79,782 | 4,67,766 |
| 4 | Thovala | 1,20,926 | 60,056 | 60,870 | 98,890 |